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Iowa settles lawsuit with ex-player injured in 2011 workout

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January 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has settled a lawsuit brought by a former football player who was one of 13 Hawkeyes hospitalized after a high-intensity 2011 workout. Records obtained by The Associated Press show a lawyer representing the university notified court officials Friday of the settlement with William Lowe. Details weren’t immediately released.

Lowe’s lawsuit alleged that coaches and trainers failed to properly supervise the January 2011 workout and didn’t offer medical care after he and others reported severe pain and symptoms. He had been seeking unspecified damages for pain and suffering. Trial had been scheduled later this month.

Lowe and 12 others were eventually hospitalized and diagnosed with exertional rhabdomyolysis, which is the result of muscles breaking down and releasing proteins into the bloodstream. The program has abandoned the workout.