Family of Deceased Football Player Gets New Trial

An Indiana state appeals court has overturned a jury verdict, finding that the trial judge erred when he refused the read the plaintiffs’ proposed jury instruction involving the release form that they signed on behalf of their son.   Specifically, the trial judge failed to note that the “release form did not contain any specific or explicit reference to the negligence of the defendants,” acts that could have eviscerated the ability of the release form to shield the defendant. So while