Court Grants Boston College’s Motion to Transfer Cheerleader Case

A federal judge from the Middle District of North Carolina has granted Boston College’s motion to transfer a cheerleader’s negligence claim against the school to the District of Massachusetts.   In so ruling, the court found that Massachusetts was more “legally convenient” for all the parties than North Carolina, where the incident occurred.   The plaintiff in this case was Alexandra K. Weishaupt, who enrolled at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in September of 20