Former UGA Football Player's Lawsuit Dismissed
A judge has dismissed a former University of Georgia football player's lawsuit against the university's athletic association. Junior cornerback Decory Bryant's football career ended with a neck injury in a game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2003.
Published: December 30, 2009
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) A judge has dismissed a former University of Georgia football player's lawsuit against the university's athletic association.
Junior cornerback Decory Bryant's football career ended with a neck injury in a game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2003.
Bryant's lawsuit said officials failed to complete paperwork for an insurance policy that could have awarded him up to $500,000. Bryant had prospects for a pro career but doctors told him it was too risky for him to continue to play.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Superior Court Judge Lawton Stephens ruled that the athletic association is entitled to protection under the principle of sovereign immunity, which bars lawsuits against state agencies.
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