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Football Coach

An appeals court in Florida directed a lower court to reinstate a jury verdict awarding $125,000 to a high school football player who was taunted and physically assaulted by his coach. The player said the coach pinched and twisted his nipple on numerous occasions for extended periods of time, permanently disfiguring it.

LAKELAND, Fla. – An appeals court in Florida directed a lower court to reinstate a jury verdict awarding $125,000 to a high school football player who was taunted and physically assaulted by his coach. The player said the coach pinched and twisted his nipple on numerous occasions for extended periods of time, permanently disfiguring it.

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