Ohio High Court Affirms Reinstatement Of Claims In Football Injury Suit

Mealey's (November 13, 2018, 11:31 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 31 affirmed a lower court ruling reversing the dismissal of negligence and fraud claims by the estate of a former college football player, holding that the claims could not be deemed untimely without further proceedings.  The estate alleges that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and others failed to notify, educate and protect the decedent from long-term dangers of repeated concussions (Steven Schmitz, et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al., No. 2017-0098, Ohio Sup., 2018 Ohio LEXIS 2614)....