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11 Concussion Litig. Rep. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.hackneytwo/cclrpt0011 and id is 1 raw text is: July 2022 Vol. 11, No. 1 Kentucky Court of Appeals Finds that Coaches May Indeed be Held Liable for an Injury Sustained by a Minor at One of Their Sumner Football Camps By Dr Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, St. Johns' University, Senior Writer n June 10, 2022, the state of Ken- tucky Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's ruling wherein the defen- dants, two football coaches involved in a summer non-contact football camp, were not entitled to the protections afforded under the state's qualified immunity laws because, in the court's opinion, they had direct contact and control over the health and safety of the minor-aged camp attendees. By way of background, in 2015, the plaintiff in this matter, Hunter Knoth, as an incoming freshman and wanting to prepare for the upcoming high school football season, attended the RoyA. Peace Football Camp, a weeklong program sponsored by the Meade County High School football department and operated by two of its coaches - the named defen- dants, Larry Mofield and Glen Wilson. According to court pleadings, both Tracy Scroggins Sues NFL for Allegedly Hiding Concussion Risks By Max Botwinick, GWU Law, Prospective J.D. Candidate 2024 ver the years, the dangers of play- ing professional football, and the resuling concussions, have become much more apparent and well-known, especially the risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, which leads to the deterioration of an individual's brain matter and memory. Furthermore, CTE can lead to severe depression, which unfortunately has resulted in former players committing suicide after retiring from the league. In 2016, the New York Times (NYT) released a staggering investigation that al- leged that the NF's concussion-research team used faulty data to downplay the athletes' risk of developing CTE while playing football. Once the NYT article became public, many former players went public about their disapproval and anger over the situ- ation. One of those players was a former linebacker with the Detroit Lions, Tracy Scroggins. Scroggins was a 10-year NFL player, playing aposition focused on using his absolute strength to deliver punish- ment to his opponents. As alinebacker, he dished out his fair share of nasty collisions, but according to Newton's 2nd Law of Physics, he experienced the same amount of force he was dishing out. As a result of his long-player career, Scroggins has been allegedly been diagnosed with CTE. The Copyright © 2022 Hackney Publications (hackneypublications.com) Concussion Litigation Reporter

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