Court Denies USA Taekwondo Motion to Dismiss Concussion Lawuit

A federal judge from the Northern District of Ohio has denied USA Taekwondo Inc.’s motion to dismiss a negligence lawsuit brought by a former Olympic hopeful, who suffered a concussion when he was kicked in the head at a USAT training camp and, allegedly, was pressured to continue participating in the camp without medical assistance.Specifically, the court found that it was premature to rule on the defendant’s argument that the plaintiff, Philip V. Ripepi, assumed the risk of injury by parti