Qualified Immunity Shields Public High School Coach and Athletic Trainer from Liability

By Kacie Kergides and Kimberly Sachs, of Montgomery McCracken (The following appeared in Sports Medicine and the Law, a publication jointly published by Hackney Publications and Montgomery McCracken.) On August 20, 2021, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that a public high school coach and athletic trainer were entitled to qualified immunity—a doctrine that shields government employees from individual liability in lawsuits alleging violations of a clearly established right.  The ca