Court Sides with Cheerleader in Claim against Coach

A federal judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment to a school district, which was sued by a cheerleader, who was injured in practice almost a decade ago.   However, the court left intact her claim against the coach, finding that a “jury could reasonably conclude that the risk of significant injury from a fall onto the hard LGI flooring surface was foreseeable and a fairly direct result of (the coach's) decision to proceed with the stunt in the absence