December 11, 2019 Concussions / Hockey / NCAA

Leave Us Out of It: NCAA Field Hockey Concussion Suit

On December 2, 2019, the NCAA filed a reply memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment against former American University student-athlete, Jennifer Bradley. In April 2014, Bradley filed suit against the NCAA, American University, and other entities and individuals. Bradley alleged the defendants breached their duty of care after she suffered a head injury while competing in a NCAA field hockey match.

During a September 2011 match, Bradley was hit in the head with a hockey stick. She soon began to experience signs …

January 22, 2019 Concussions

Former Field Hockey Athlete Fights to Hold American University Liable

Jennifer Bradly, former field hockey athlete at American University, argued against the University’s motion for summary judgment, contending that the motion contains identical arguments to a motion to dismiss that has already been denied.

Bradley suffered a concussion in 2011 when she was hit in the head with a stick during a game, and brought suit in April 2014, alleging that the school and the doctors who treated her failed to attend to her medical needs. She states that she has brought “ample evidence” to …

May 29, 2018 Concussions

Injured Field Hockey Player Blocked From Suing School

A former high school field hockey player who sued her school district after suffering a head injury at a practice in 2012 had her case dismissed by a Massachusetts appeals court on Friday, May 18, 2018. The appeals court in Middlesex County, Massachusetts affirmed an order of dismissal made by the trial court pursuant to a sovereign immunity clause in the state’s Tort Claims Act.

After being struck with a field hockey stick by a teammate, Alexandra Stahr suffered a concussion and the loss of …