Legal Opinion
& SC13-1874 Enock Plancher, etc. v. UCF Athletics Association, Inc. and Enock Plancher, etc. v. UCF Athletics Association, Inc.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 28, 2015No. SC13-1872, SC13-1874PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.
The Planchers seek review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in UCF Athletics Ass’n, Inc. v. Plancher, 121 So.3d 1097 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). 1 For the reasons expressed below, we approve the Fifth District’s holding that UCF Athletics Association, Inc., is entitled to limited sovereign immunity but quash the Fifth District’s statement remanding for entry of a judgment that shall be reduced to the statutory cap.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, Ereck Plancher, a University of Central Florida (UCF) football player, collapsed and tragically died during football practice conditioning drills.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Keck v. EminisorSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Jan M. Tuveson v. Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc., a Florida Corporation and an Agency of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Shands Teaching Hosp. & Clinics v. LeeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Stuyvesant Ins. Co. v. BournazianSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Prison Rehabilitative Industries v. BettersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Brooks v. PaulDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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