Field Hockey Player Seeks to Revive NCAA, AU Concussion Lawsuit

A former collegiate field hockey player who won a $1.7 million verdict against the federal government over its role in the misdiagnosis of her concussion will ask the D.C. Circuit to revive claims against the NCAA and American University.

Jennifer Bradley will ask the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reverse the trial court’s summary judgment ruling issued in May in favor of the university and the collegiate sports association, according to a notice filed Aug. 26 in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

Judge Reggie B. Walton said Bradley failed to show the ...