Court Dismisses Last Remaining Claim in Decorated High School Football Coach’s Lawsuit, Claiming ‘Witch Hunt’

A judge in Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit has dismissed the last remaining claim, for negligence, in litigation that stretched a decade and involved one of the state’s most decorated high school football coaches. Plaintiff Joe Kinnan alleged that the Manatee County School Board and other defendants engaged in what was tantamount to a witch hunt in an attempt to fire him. In 2017, the court dismissed all claims against the board, with prejudice, except a count for negligence, in which