Appeals Court Decides Not to Revisit Concussion Case, Citing Res Judicata

A Connecticut appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a claim of negligence raised in a concussion case, finding that the lower court acted appropriately when it granted summary judgment because the case had already been decided on its merits and could not be relitigated again (doctrine of res judicata). The claim was brought by Gabriel Couloute and his mother, April Couloute. Gabriel alleged that he suffered a concussion during a football practice in an October 20, 2016, at Glastonbury H