Personal Injury Law

University Settles Suit Involving Offseason Fatality

By Edward Bills

A circuit court judge on Thursday approved a $2 million settlement between the University of Missouri and the family of a former football player who died during a voluntary workout in 2005. In the lawsuit, the family alleged that university athletic officials had not given medical attention to a sickle cell trait blamed for the player?s death. The settlement also calls for the school to establish a $250,000 scholarship fund in the player?s name.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on March 14, 2009 (boomark / email).