Court Rules for School District, Related Defendants in Girls’ Soccer Player Concussion Lawsuit

By Michael S. Carroll   An appellate court in Connecticut affirmed a previous ruling in a lawsuit brought by the mother of an injured girls’ soccer player who sustained a concussion during practice. In doing so, the court explained, and relied upon, the concept of governmental immunity and took a common-sense approach to injuries sustained during the course of a routine contact sport.   Background   In October of 2013, “Angelina,” who was 12 years old and in the seventh grad