Former High School Football Player Files Concussion Lawsuit
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iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A former high school football player is filing a concussion lawsuit.
Daniel Bukal, who was a star quarterback at Notre Dame College Prep outside Chicago ten years ago, has filed a suit, saying the Illinois High School Association didn’t do enough to protect him from concussions. Bukal says he still suffers frequent migraines and has notable memory loss.
Every year around 140,000 high school athletes suffer concussions, most of them football players. Last year eight students died from football injuries, six of which were head injuries.
Bukal’s attorney filed a similar suit against the NCAA and is calling for medical monitoring of all Illinois high school players.
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