Family of Paralyzed High School Football Player Sues School District, Coach and Trainer
The family of Robert Beck, an 18 year-old quadriplegic former football player, has filed suit in Montana against Beck’s coach, athletic trainer, and school district. Beck suffered an on-field concussion in September of 2014, and his doctors ordered that he stay off the field. The lawsuit claims that Beck’s coach and trainer ignored the doctor’s orders, and failed to comply with state law when they did not properly test or monitor Beck after the concussion. Moreover, the school athletic trainer is accused of confusing the concussion, which had already been diagnosed, for a case of the flu. As a result, the Beck family claims, Beck collapsed at halftime of a game in which he should not have been playing, and became unresponsive. Now a quadriplegic, Beck is only able to communicate through his eyes and requires 24-7 care. The family is seeking close to $20 million in damages.
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