Attorney Lindsey Macon of McArthur Law Firm was interviewed by WSB-TV Atlanta channel 2 about the traumatic brain injury that highschool football player, Jordan Sloan, received during a game. Our attorneys are advocating heavily for the school to take responsibility for their poor handling of the injury which led to the disastrous affects on Jordan Sloan’s health.
This article was originally published on WSB-TV here:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/lawsuit-tied-up-litigation-family-hs-football-player-who-suffered-traumatic-brain-injury/OM75IQXLFVB4ZKJG53V62SNQIA/
By: Michael Seiden, WSB-TV
ATLANTA — The attorneys for a former high school football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury say the school that recruited him failed to provide him with the proper care when he got hurt during a game.
Channel 2’s Michael Seiden reported the lawsuit was first filed in 2022, but it remains tied up in litigation.
The allegations are against Pace Academy. In the lawsuit, lawyers for Jordan Sloan claim that the school did not have an ambulance on site. They also accuse the team physician and trainers of failing to provide the proper care during the life-threatening situation.
Considered a rising star on the gridiron, Sloan, who had dreams of earning a Division I scholarship to the University of Miami, was recruited to play football at Pace Academy.
In September 2020 during a homecoming game, Jordan took a big hit that left him with a traumatic brain injury.
“He doesn’t swallow. He can’t swallow, so we have to give him food and water through a feeding tube,” said Jasmine Jamieson, his mother.
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Jordan is unable to talk, and he can’t get out of bed without the help of his mother. His mother has also become his full-time caretaker.
She starts each day by getting him dressed and brushing his teeth.
“I made a promise to him very early on, within the first month, that I would do whatever I needed to make sure he got his life back,” Jamieson said.
But life hasn’t gotten any easier. In 2022, Jordan and his family filed a lawsuit against Pace Academy, accusing the private school of committing medical malpractice.
“And what Pace (Academy) has shown for half a decade now is an unwillingness to accept responsibility,” added Attorney Drew Findling, who is also working on the case.
“They didn’t recruit him because they were hoping one day he would be a neurosurgeon,” Findling said.” They didn’t recruit him because one day they hoped that he would be designing the best bridges and buildings in the world. They recruited him to entertain their fan base. But when he didn’t serve that purpose anymore, then it’s tied up in litigation.”
Attorneys for Sloan told Channel 2 Action News that they conducted their own investigation and discovered that there was not an ambulance at the game. They also alleged that it took at least 45 minutes before paramedics arrived and began giving him oxygen.
“The biggest issue here is that Jordan wasn’t getting oxygen to his brain,” Macon told Channel 2 Action News. “There wasn’t the equipment there to do it. It wasn’t clear who was supposed to be providing that care. And because of it, it wasn’t given.”
Jordan’s legal team said it is calling on Pace to take responsibility for its actions.“Stop hiding behind your lawyers and step up and acknowledge the fact that this young man and his family will suffer long after most of us are going to be gone, added Findling. “Give him and his family some semblance of decency and a respectable life.”
A spokesperson for Pace sent Channel 2 Action News the following statement:
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic injury suffered by our alumnus, Jordan Sloan. He and his family are known to and loved by our school community, and since Jordan’s injury, the Pace Academy community has partnered with Jordan’s family to support his recovery. We continue to pray for a full recovery. Due to ongoing legal proceedings, we are unable to comment further at this time.”
Transcript of the News Story:
The attorneys for a former high school football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury say they’re still fighting to get justice for him they say the school failed to provide him with proper care when he got hurt during a game channel 2’s Michael Siden live in Buckhead and Michael you found out what this former player and his family endure on a daily basis
It’s absolutely heartbreaking you know just imagine one moment you’re this rising high school football star the next you are fighting for your life well tonight attorneys for Jordan Sloan say enough is enough they say it’s time for Pace Academy to take responsibility when Pace Academy recruited Jordan Sloan to play football for the Knights the rising star lived up to the hype in fact the Cobb County team had plans of taking his talents to the University of Miami but in 2020 Jordan took a hit that left him with a traumatic brain injury this is what his life looks like today doesn’t swallow he can’t swallow so we have to give him food and water through the feeding tube Jordan is unable to speak and he can’t get out of bed without the help of this machine his mother Jasmine has also become his full-time caretaker imagine having a newborn baby that’s 6’2 she starts the day by getting him dressed and brushing his teeth she relies on her faith to get her through the tough moments i made a promise to him very early on um within the first month that I would do whatever I needed to make sure he got his life back in 2022 Jordan and his family filed a lawsuit against Pace Academy accusing the private school of committing medical malpractice there wasn’t an ambulance there on site and there was nobody there with supplemental oxygen there was nobody that was prepared to keep this patient alive and because of that Jordan had a horrific brain injury um that was aggravated to the nth degree by the fact stop hiding behind your lawyers and step up and acknowledge the fact that this young man and his family will suffer long after most of us are going to be gone accept that responsibility and give him and his family some semblance of decency and a respectable life now we did reach out to Pace Academy a spokesperson sent us a statement it reads “We are deeply saddened by the tragic injury suffered by our alumnist Jordan Sloan he and his family are known to and loved by our school community and since Jordan’s injury the Pace Academy community has partnered with Jordan’s family to support his recovery in closing they told us “We continue to pray for a full recovery due to ongoing legal proceedings we are unable to comment further at this time.” And of course we will continue to monitor this lawsuit and we’ll let you know as soon as there are new developments we are live in Buckhead Michael Siden Channel 2 Action
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