Appeals Court Sides with School District after Cheerleader Sues over Concussion

Appeals Court Sides with School District after Cheerleader Sues over Concussion   A California state appeals court affirmed a lower court’s ruling, dismissing the claim of a cheerleader, who suffered a concussion and then sued the school district for negligence. The doctrine of assumption of risk figured prominently in the decision.   Plaintiff Rachel Baggay started cheering in the eighth grade. That summer, prior to her ninth grade year, she decided that she wanted to try out for th