JK wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:A former Crow is suiing the medical staff in relation to concussion advice he was given.
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Sam Shaw launches legal action against Adelaide and other medical expertsA former Crow who retired prematurely has launched legal action against his former club and its team doctors, as well as other medical specialists.
Sam Shaw is launching legal action against Adelaide and medical experts.
Former Crow Sam Shaw, who retired prematurely due to concussion, has launched legal action against his former club and its team doctors, as well as other medical specialists, reports Fairfax Media.
Shaw retired in late 2016 with a year to run on his contract after playing 24 games in a seven-year career plagued by hamstring and, most notably, concussion issues.
He didn’t play an AFL game in the year he retired after suffering a concussion while playing for the Crows in the SANFL Reserves.
Fairfax Media cited proceedings filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria last week, which revealed Shaw was seeking damages from the Crows, their doctors and other medical experts.
It was reported those who provided Shaw with medical advice and treatment “were negligent in their treatment of his injury”.
Part of the writ states: “Specifically, it is alleged that the concussion suffered by the Plaintiff was not managed in accordance with reasonable medical practice.”
A Crows spokesperson told Fairfax Media that the club hadn’t been served with any court documents yet.
The people named in the writ are ex-Crows team doctor Andrew Potter, current Crows medical staff member Duncan Walker and neurologist Paul McCrory, who’s also a member of the AFL’s concussion working group.
Recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers, Shaw played 14 games in 2012 and earned a Rising Star nomination.
When he announced his retirement, Shaw thanked the Crows for allowing him to “live out a lifelong dream” and supporting him during “a difficult time personally through injury”.
“It is with a heavy heart and through much deliberation with the assistance of friends, health professionals and my ever-supportive family to step away from professional football and focus on my health,” Shaw said.