Appeals Court: Coaches Shielded by ‘Official Immunity’ in Negligence Lawsuit

A Missouri state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a lower court and granted summary judgment to a pair of head football coaches, who were sued by a participant in a summer football camp for negligence after the participant suffered an injury.   The appeals court reasoned that the men were entitled to “official immunity.”   Plaintiff Marcus Haley participated in a multi-school summer high school football camp, known as the Hut Team Camp, in June 2011. Haley was a member of t