School District, Coaches Rebuffed in Motion to Dismiss Concussion Claim

A federal judge from the Middle District of Pennsylvania has denied a motion to dismiss filed by a school district and some of its coaches, who were sued for their handling of a student athlete’s concussion.   The plaintiff in the case was Sheldon Mann. Mann was a student at Palmerton Area High School, where he participated in the school's football program beginning in July of 2008.   On November 1, 2013 Mann was participating in football practice at the high school when he was hit b