9th Circuit Reinstates Parent’s Negligence Claims Against Water Polo League

Mealey's (November 30, 2018, 1:47 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A youth water polo league owed a duty of care to a player who suffered post-concussion syndrome after being hit in the face by the ball and then was returned to play by her coach, where she was hit in the head several more times, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Nov. 28, reversing a lower court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim (Alice Mayall, et al. v. USA Water Polo Inc., 16-56389, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 33359)....