Pennsylvania High Court: Waiver Does Not Bar Students’ Injury Claims Against College

Mealey's (September 5, 2019, 11:28 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania junior college and its football coaches had a duty to provide licensed athletic trainers to treat student athletes at a football practice, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held Aug. 20.  It further concluded that the waiver that students signed did not bar claims for gross negligence or recklessness, reversing and remanding for a trial (Augustus Feleccia, et al. v. Lackawanna College, et al., No. 75 MAP 2017, Pa. Sup., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 4615)....