Write the legal issue of the situation in correct format for Morrison suing the coach. A former

Write the legal issue of the situation in correct format for Morrison suing the coach.

 

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A former University of Notre Dame football defensive lineman who played on the 1988 championship team recently filed a class action lawsuit accusing the school and the former coach of failing to educate players on the dangers of concussion. Morrison played nose tackle for Notre Dame from 1985 to 1988. He now suffers from short-term memory loss, emotional instability, depression, speech difficulty, insomnia, tinnitus, major neurocognitive disorder and dementia, among other conditions, as a result of head injuries suffered while playing football. Morrison cites a number of studies, from as early as 1905 to the 2000s, about the negative long-term effects of head injuries. During a typical football season, college athletes subject themselves to the "equivalent of repeated car accidents." Concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, can cause long-term brain damage, behavioral issue and Parkinson's disease. No University staff discussed CTE with the football players during Morrison's time with the program. The student-athlete handbook does not address brain injuries and Morrison was not on scholarship, so he did not sign any paperwork when he joined the team. A former University of Notre Dame football defensive lineman who played on the 1988 championship team recently filed a class action lawsuit accusing the school and the former coach of failing to educate players on the dangers of concussion. Morrison played nose tackle for Notre Dame from 1985 to 1988. He now suffers from short-term memory loss, emotional instability, depression, speech difficulty, insomnia, tinnitus, major neurocognitive disorder and dementia, among other conditions, as a result of head injuries suffered while playing football. Morrison cites a number of studies, from as early as 1905 to the 2000s, about the negative long-term effects of head injuries. During a typical football season, college athletes subject themselves to the "equivalent of repeated car accidents." Concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, can cause long-term brain damage, behavioral issue and Parkinson's disease. No University staff discussed CTE with the football players during Morrison's time with the program. The student-athlete handbook does not address brain injuries and Morrison was not on scholarship, so he did not sign any paperwork when he joined the team.

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