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Former ODU wrestler to receive $525,000 settlement from concussion mistreatment lawsuit

The state has agreed to pay $525,000 to a former Old Dominion wrestler to settle a lawsuit alleging that coaches failed to provide medical treatment for a series of concussions he suffered in practice.

Jordan Marshall sued ODU head coach Steve Martin and three assistants for $4 million in May 2016. The parties agreed to mediation and settled on the dollar amount in January.

The settlement figure was revealed in a motion filed last month, in which Marshall asked that the case be re-opened because the money had not been paid.

“It is now over 100 days since the settlement agreement was reached and approaching four months since it was reached and the settlement proceeds have not been forthcoming,” the motion said.