Alana Gee filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association on behalf of the Estate of Matthew Gee.

The Case: Gee v. NCAA

The Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

The Case No.: 20 STCV 43627

The Plaintiff: Gee v. NCAA

The plaintiff in the case, Gee, alleges her decedent was a college football player who developed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy due to repeated blows to the head sustained during his time playing on the University of Southern California team. Gee filed a complaint for Negligence (Survival Action) and Negligence (Wrongful Death) in Nov. 2020.

The Defendant: Gee v. NCAA

The defendant in the case, NCAA, argued that the plaintiff’s negligence claim failed for four reasons.

1) the plaintiff didn’t establish a special relationship existed with Gee or with the coaching staff at the University of Southern California

2) the plaintiff can’t establish that the NCAA owed a duty to Gee

3) the doctrine of primary assumption of risk bars the claim

4) the plaintiff can’t establish that the NCAA caused Gee’s injuries.

The Case: Gee v. NCAA

The trial started in October 2022. The plaintiff’s legal counsel argued that the repeated head trauma Matthew Gee endured as a linebacker at the University of Southern California caused him to develop CTE — and that CTE ultimately led to his premature death at only 49 years old. The plaintiff in the case seeks a minimum of $1.8 million in damages from the NCAA for allegedly causing the death of Matthew Gee, a former linebacker for USC. Alana Gee, Matthew’s widow and the plaintiff in the case, also asked that the defendant, NCAA, return all the funds the organization earned due to its negligence. If Gee wins, the court could force the defendant to pay $100 million or more in addition to the $1.8 million in damages.

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