Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of College Football Player’s Negligence Claim

A panel of judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss a claim brought by a former Auburn University football player, who sued a former trainer at the school and others for allegedly mismanaging his rehabilitation from back surgery, causing him to suffer a career-ending back injury.   In so ruling, the court found that plaintiff Chaz Ramsey failed to provide enough evidence that the defendant had destroyed a rehabilitation plan,