Pre‐empt medical liability claims over lost earnings

The evolving world of student‐athlete compensation is ushering in a host of other issues, including health‐, safety‐, and injury‐related concerns. With significant sums of money being paid to college student‐athletes, decisions regarding the nature and extent of injuries, treatment options, associated timelines, and conditions for returning to play have suddenly emerged as complex issues because so much more from a financial perspective is now potentially at stake.