Court Dismisses Former College Kicker’s Claim He Was Cut in Violation of Disabilities Laws

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed with prejudice the claim of a former Tulane University football player, who alleged that the school and several individual defendants cut him from the team because of his learning disability in violation of federal and state law.   Plaintiff Brandon Purcell enrolled at Tulane University in the fall of 2013, and walked on to the football team as a kicker. Purcell claimed that he suffers from a learning disability, which nec