The college in South Carolina where Phillip Adams played football has denied wrongdoing connected to Adams’ brain injuries before he killed six people in 2021, court documents show.
Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams kills 5, injures 1 in Rock Hill, SC before killing himself
Adams’ family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in civil court against S.C. State University earlier this year. That lawsuit alleges that the school failed to provide safety against head trauma and concussions while Adams played there from 2006 to 2009. S.C. State is in Orangeburg, S.C
Now, in a response to the civil lawsuit filed in Orangeburg County, lawyers for S.C. State have denied the allegations by Adam’s family. The South Carolina State response says Adams voluntarily played football at the school, assumed the risks of playing, and failed to exercise care for his own safety, court documents show.
“Decedent (Adams) had actual knowledge of and voluntarily assumed the risk of participation in the football program,” the response states.
Adams signed a waiver and/or release before playing on the S.C. State University football team, the response states.
The response further claims Adams had contributory negligence.
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