Big Ten, NCAA Log Partial Victories in Concussion Litigation Involving Former Purdue Football Players

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss filed by the NCAA and Big Ten Conference, which were named as defendants in a concussion lawsuit.   Former Purdue University football players Michael Rose and Timothy Stratton allege, among other things, that the NCAA and conference were negligent in their recognition and treatment of the repetitive brain trauma.   The court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss the