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“The family of a Montclair High School football player who died two days after collapsing in a 2008 junior varsity game agreed Monday to settle its lawsuit against the school and the township’s Board of Education for $2.8 million, the family’s lawyer said.” <\/strong>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/essex\/index.ssf\/2013\/09\/family_of_montclair_high_school_football_player_ryne_dougherty_who_died_in_2008_settles_lawsuit_for.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Though the National Football League’s recent $765 million settlement with thousands of retired players hogs the headlines, the resolution of the Ryne Dougherty case is a much more telling harbinger of football’s future.<\/p>\n

Not mentioned in the news account cited above is that this case involved more than the liability of a public school system for wrongful death. It also exposed the expensive futility of newfangled “concussion awareness” measures, such as the quack ImPACT “concussion management system.”<\/p>\n

See links below for further reading.<\/p>\n

Irv Muchnick<\/em><\/p>\n

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LA Weekly Article Highlights Why ‘Concussion Awareness’ Is Not the Answer<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published August 18th, 2011<\/div>\n
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While Everyone Obsesses Over Pros’ Concussion Suits, It’s the High School Litigation That Will Dethrone King Football<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 12th, 2012<\/div>\n
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After Eveland Cripple Settlement in California, Dougherty Wrongful-Death Case in New Jersey Tackles High School Football and ImPACT<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published March 26th, 2012<\/div>\n
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Another ImPACT Case Shows Where Litigation Is Going to Cripple the Football System. (Hint: It Won’t Be at the NFL Level.)<\/a><\/h2>\n
Published November 1st, 2012<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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