Third Circuit Affirms Lower Court, Denying Relief to Parents of Concussed Football Player

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of the parents of high school football player, who sued the school district and the coach after he suffered a traumatic brain injury during practice.   In so ruling, the panel of judges noted that at the time there was no law in place that would hold the district and coach accountable for a decision to re-insert a player in practice before he or she was medically ready.   The decision comes on the heels of a 2016 decision by a