Headlines You May Have Missed:
•
Big
settlement
keeps a Canadian case from the courts.
Had the case proceeded to court, it would have been "one of the largest personal injury lawsuits … involving a Canadian university,"
•
A
state appellate court
[in PA]
has refused to block
a proposed class action
over concussion-related injuries against Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports.
The PIAA had argued that,
because the plaintiffs knew of the inherent risks,
it did not owe t
he players
a
duty of care
.
How can the plaintiffs be aware
…when professional medical groups refuse to endorse
primordial prevention
?
…when parents, teachers, and administrators pressure students to beat other students?
…when our public schools continue to build culture around physical domination?
Here again Pop Warner argued that
head trauma
is an
inherent risk
of
tackle football
.
They know it, the doctors know it, but public schools are still offering these violent activities.
For children!
