Court Spikes High School Football Referee’s Claim Involving Concussion Rules

A Maryland state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing the claim of a high school volleyball referee, who had challenged the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s (Association) PowerPoint slides on concussions. Specifically, the referee challenged whether the slides went far enough in requiring “a duty of care when a youth athlete has a suspected concussion.” In its ruling, the appeals court wrote: “We agree with the Association that the cir