University of the Cumberlands Sued for Wrestler’s Death – Brace v. Cumberlands

By John T. Wendt, J.D., M.A. Grant Brace was a very good high school wrestler and football player in Alcoa, Tennessee.  He went on to wrestle at the University of Cumberlands in Kentucky.  In August of 2020, Grant’s third year, the wrestling team began pre-season workouts and according to a recently filed lawsuit, Grant passed from exertional heat-stroke.[1]    Grant’s family sued. The complaint alleges negligence and gross negligence at the hands of his head coach