Third Circuit Reverses Lower Court, Finds for Coach in Negligence Case

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s ruling and found that the lower court should have granted summary judgment to a cheerleading coach, who was sued for negligence after one of her cheerleaders suffered a concussion.   In short, the panel of judges found that the coach was entitled to qualified immunity.   The incident in question occurred on March 3, 2004 when plaintiff Heather Hinterberger, a member of the Iroquois High School cheerleading squad, w