Focus of University of Illinois Concussion Lawsuit Is Whether Defendants Followed Protocol

A former soccer player at the University of Illinois has sued the school as well as several individual defendants, claiming they were negligent in the handling of the concussions she suffered, which led to “injuries of a severe and permanent nature.”   Plaintiff Casey Conine claimed in a lawsuit filed last month in Champaign County Circuit Court said she was mistakenly cleared to play in the fall of 2014, even though she had suffered three concussions in two years at Illinois.   Co