Horton v. Espindola

Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Charles Horton is a former goalkeeper for Defendant D.C. United, *398Washington, D.C.'s Major League Soccer ("MLS") team. Plaintiff alleges that his career came to an untimely end after a teammate, Fabian Espindola, assaulted him during a dispute that left him with a concussion and persistent, debilitating injuries. In this action, Plaintiff seeks to hold responsible D.C. United and his former head coach, Defendant Benjamin Olsen, for their negligence in supervising Espindola and for Espindola's tortious conduct under the theory…