Southeastern Conference Beats Football Player’s Concussion Suit

The NCAA’s Southeastern Conference won dismissal of proposed class action concussion claims by a former University of Florida football player after a federal court in Illinois said the SEC has insufficient connections with Indiana where the case was filed.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, which is incorporated in Indiana, still faces claims of negligence, fraudulent concealment and breach of contract, however.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled on the motion in a case transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from the Southern District of Indiana.

Jamie Richardson failed to establish general jurisdiction because ...