Appeals Court Reduces Verdict in Plancher Case, Handing Victory to Florida Colleges

The 5th District Court of Appeal in Florida has a reduced a damage award, from $10 million to $200,000, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a University of Central Florida football player who died following conditioning drills in March of 2008. In so ruling, the three-judge panel determined that defendant University of Central Florida Athletic Association (UCFAA) was entitled to sovereign immunity.   However, the victory for the defendant was not complete. The court denied UC