Judge Declares Mistrial in Fired Penn State Football Team Doctor’s Lawsuit Over 2019 Ouster

A mistrial was declared Monday during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsuit by a fired Penn State football team doctor, who alleged he was ousted after complaining to school officials about pressure to clear players to return from injuries.
Dauphin County Court Judge Andrew Dowling declared the mistrial after the defense attorney mentioned that Penn State’s football coach, James Franklin, and Penn State Athletics had been dropped years ago from the lawsuit filed by Dr. Scott Lynch, PennLive reported.
An immediate objection from Lynch’s lawyer led to a closed-door conference. When the judge returned he noted that Franklin and Penn State Athletics had been dismissed from the suit in April 2020 over a filing deadline issue, not over the merits of the suit. He said the mention of the dismissal had prejudiced the jury.
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