Duty • Risk of Harm • “Sins of Commission” • “Sins of Omission” • Student Athletes • Sickle Cell Trait
Hill v. Slippery Rock Univ., PICS Case No. 16-0577 (Pa. Super. May 3, 2016) Shogan, J. (13 pages).
Trial court erred in finding that no recovery was possible in appellant parents’ suit against university and NCAA for the failure to test for sickle cell trait (SCT) as part of the pre-participation medical evaluation after their son collapsed and died during a basketball practice. Reversed in part.
