Concussed High School Athletes Sue Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
First, there was the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Now, it’s the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
What they share in common is that both were targeted by lawyers representing concussed plaintiffs, who claimed the respective associations did not do enough to protect their clients — high school athletes — from sustaining concussions or recovering from them.
While the lawsuit aimed at the IHSA was dismissed (See the December 2015 issue of Conc