Federal Judge: D.C. United Soccer Player’s Claim Involving Concussions Can Continue

A district judge from the District of Columbia has denied D.C. United’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the team’s former goalkeeper, Charles Horton, who alleged that the Major League Soccer (MLS) team was negligent for failing to supervise one of Horton’s teammates who assaulted him, leading to a concussion and the premature end of Horton’s career.   Horton signed with D.C. United in February 2016 and by all rights had a promising career ahead of him. But on March 29, 2016