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    L.A. jury finds NCAA is not responsible for death of former USC linebacker Matt Gee

    by Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times Nov 22, 2022 6 minutes
    The entrance to the NCAA's headquarters on July 23, 2012, in Indianapolis.

    A jury ruled Tuesday that the NCAA is not to blame for the death of former USC linebacker Matthew Gee, a decision that could have broad implications in numerous other cases lined up against the governing body of college athletics.

    Gee's attorneys could not convince the jury in Los Angeles Superior Court that the NCAA failed to protect him from repetitive head trauma that led to his death, which was ruled by the coroner to be caused by cardiac arrest and that acute alcohol and cocaine toxicity were contributing factors. Jurors, who deliberated only one day before rendering their verdict, did not believe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) led to Gee's death or that the NCAA was negligent in failing to inform Gee of the risks of repetitive head trauma.

    Gee died in his sleep at age 49 at his Simi Valley home Dec. 31, 2018. Alana Gee, his widow, sought $54.8 million in damages for wrongful death and loss of

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