Concussions in Athletes: The La Salle University Settlement and Beyond

By Robert L. Clayton and Bradford T. Hammock   On December 1, it was reported that La Salle University had agreed to settle for $7.5 million a lawsuit brought by the family of a football player who suffered significant injuries resulting from an on-field collision. 1 The player’s family contended that the player’s injuries resulted from “second-impact syndrome,” where he sustained a second head injury before an initial concussion has fully healed.   This settlement has jarred