Valparaiso University Law Review Volume 47 Number 1 Fall 2012 pp.63-97 Fall 2012 Who Is at Fault When a Concussed Athlete Returns to Action? Mitch Koczerginski Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/vulr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Mitch Koczerginski, Who Is at Fault When a Concussed Athlete Returns to Action?, 47 Val. U. L. Rev. 63 (2012). Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/vulr/vol47/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Valparaiso University Law School at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Valparaiso University Law Review by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at
[email protected]. Koczerginski: Who Is at Fault When a Concussed Athlete Returns to Action? WHO IS AT FAULT WHEN A CONCUSSED ATHLETE RETURNS TO ACTION? Mitch Koczerginski* I. INTRODUCTION It is evident that the long-term effects of concussions are destructive.1 An inadequately treated concussion can have many terrible effects, including depression, dementia, and even death.2 In recent years, professional sports have seen a sudden change in the treatment of concussions.3 To many athletes and fans, this new treatment seemed * J.D. Candidate, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (2014); J.D. Michigan State University College of Law (2012). I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Brian C. Kalt of Michigan State University College of Law for his wisdom and guidance, without which this project would not have been possible. I would also like to thank the Valparaiso University Law Review editorial board for devoting their hard work and time in editing this Article.