A former Pennsylvania State University athletic medicine director was awarded $5.25 million by a jury Wednesday over his claims that he was removed from his post for providing proper medical care to student-athletes.
The Dauphin County jury determined that Dr. Scott Lynch’s employer, Penn State-affiliated Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, demoted him for his refusal to be influenced by football head coach James Franklin’s attempts to interfere with Lynch’s medical decision-making.
