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Maryland Pays $50K in Death of State University Football Player

Frostburg State University says it will work to raise awareness of risks to student-athletes as part of a $50,000 state settlement in the 2011 death of a school football player. The university said in a statement that the Board of …

Florida Court Reduces Damages in College Football Player Wrongful Death Suit

A ruling by a Florida appeals court on Friday has reduced a $10 million damage award to $200,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a University of Central Florida football player who died following conditioning drills …

Mississippi Football Player’s Family Settles Wrongful Death Claim with School, NCAA

The family of a Mississippi football player who died following a workout in 2010 has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the NCAA. Bennie Abram III, a 20-year-old non-scholarship player from Southaven, Miss., collapsed …