Court Hands ESPN, Others a Victory in Case Involving Exhumation of George Gipp

A state court judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of famed Notre Dame football player George Gipp, finding that the plaintiffs had no standing to sue.   Plaintiffs Karl and Ronald Gipp, who are cousins, alleged that they were subjected to “extreme shock, fright, humiliation and mortification” after the “illegal” exhumation of Gipp, which also allegedly disturbed the remains of the player’s sister.   Despite those claims, Circuit Court Judge Garfield