Court Dismisses Negligence Claim Brought by Concussed Student Athlete

A federal judge from the Western District of Washington has ruled for the United States in a case in which a student athlete sued Chief Leschi High School (CLHS), claiming the coaching staff was negligent in their handling of the multiple concussions he suffered while participating on the school’s football team.   In so ruling, the court relied on the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).   The student athlete in the case, D. I., was born in 1995 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. As the son