PHILADELPHIA (AP) -La Salle University will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit over a severe brain injury a former football player suffered in a 2005 game.
Lawyers for Preston Plevretes (plev-REE’-tees) of Marlboro, N.J., say the brain injury occurred when Plevretes returned to play a month after he had suffered a concussion in practice.
They fault La Salle for failing to properly handle his complaints of headaches. La Salle settled the suit without admitting wrongdoing.
The 23-year-old Plevretes has limited speech, can walk only short distances and has short-term memory loss.
Lawyer Shanin Specter says the settlement will cover Plevretes’ need for lifetime care.
The injury stems from a hit the then-freshman took in a Nov. 5, 2005, game at Duquesne University.
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