July 29, 2022
The United States government must pay nearly $1.8 million to a former American University field hockey player because of a military doctor's failure to diagnose and treat the student for a 2011 concussion that left her with permanent symptoms, according to a D.C. federal judge.
September 09, 2021
A former American University student athlete argued on the first day of trial in D.C. federal court Thursday that a military physician suggested that she "drink some coffee" after she was hit in the head with a stick while playing in a Division I field hockey match against the University of Richmond in September 2011.
December 03, 2019
The NCAA is urging a D.C. federal court to drop a suit from a former American University field hockey player over the treatment of her concussion, saying she has failed to show that the NCAA had any responsibility for her injury or treatment.
January 11, 2019
A former American University field hockey player on Friday argued against a motion for summary judgment by the school in her suit over a concussion she suffered on the field, saying it makes the same arguments as a motion to dismiss the case that was already denied.
April 13, 2017
An American University athlete can proceed with negligence and medical practice claims in her suit alleging the NCAA, the university, the federal government and her medical providers improperly handled a concussion she suffered during a game, a Washington, D.C., federal judge said Wednesday.
March 31, 2017
A D.C. federal judge Friday allowed several claims by a former American University student-athlete to proceed against the federal government, the NCAA and her alma mater over improper treatment of a 2011 field hockey-related concussion.
June 14, 2016
A former American University student-athlete claiming a U.S. Army doctor failed to properly treat her concussion did not put in the due diligence needed to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring, the government told a D.C. federal court Monday.
May 26, 2016
A former American University field hockey player told a D.C. federal court Wednesday her claims against the United States in a suit alleging a U.S. Army doctor improperly treated her 2011 concussion are not time-barred, saying she only filed so long after her injury because the government hid that the doctor was its employee.
May 10, 2016
The U.S. government moved in D.C. federal court on Monday to escape claims brought by a former American University field hockey player over her alleged in-game concussion, saying not only that the athlete's case is time-barred but also that the United States is immune from being sued.
April 08, 2016
The Patriot League asked a D.C. federal court to toss claims brought by a former American University field hockey player over her alleged in-game concussion, arguing that the college athletics conference has no duty to monitor the treatment of injured student-athletes and is not liable for the actions of the school, its coaches or team doctors.