Pierce Evernden, a minor, alleges that he suffered severe head injuries as a result of helmet to helmet contact during a high school football practice session. The complaint names Mission Prep High School, the Diocese of Monterey, and football team coaches as Defendants. (MCP Defendants) The complaint also names Jake Corgiat, the player on the team who is alleged to have cause Plaintiff’s injuries, as well as Jake Corgiat’s parents.
On August 27, 2013, Pierce Evernden participated in a drill with teammate Jake Corgiat where Plaintiff claims Corgiat initiated illegal helmet to helmet contact. Despite witnessing this prohibited conduct, Coach Friedman supposedly congratulated Corgiat on his drill performance and had the players repeat it. Corgiat allegedly used helmet to helmet contact again. Evernden asserts that he suffered a concussion, brainstem stroke, sensory deficits in his left torso and extremities, headaches, pain walking, Horner’s syndrome in his right eye, and difficulty bre
Hearing Date
June 21, 2017
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Pierce Evernden, a minor, alleges that he suffered severe head injuries as a result of helmet to helmet contact during a high school football practice session. The complaint names Mission Prep High School, the Diocese of Monterey, and football team coaches as Defendants. (MCP Defendants) The complaint also names Jake Corgiat, the player on the team who is alleged to have cause Plaintiff’s injuries, as well as Jake Corgiat’s parents.
On August 27, 2013, Pierce Evernden participated in a drill with teammate Jake Corgiat where Plaintiff claims Corgiat initiated illegal helmet to helmet contact. Despite witnessing this prohibited conduct, Coach Friedman supposedly congratulated Corgiat on his drill performance and had the players repeat it. Corgiat allegedly used helmet to helmet contact again. Evernden asserts that he suffered a concussion, brainstem stroke, sensory deficits in his left torso and extremities, headaches, pain walking, Horner’s syndrome in his right eye, and difficulty bre