GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The family of Gainesville High School baseball player Jeremy Medina has settled its wrongful death claims against eight school administrators and coaches named in a lawsuit over the 17-year-old’s fatal injury during a November 2023 baseball practice.
A consent motion filed July 30 in Hall County Superior Court dismisses with prejudice Principal Jamie Green, Assistant Principal Stacia Dillin, Athletic Director Adam Lindsey, Assistant Athletic Director Adam Miller, Head Baseball Coach Cris Carpenter, Director of Baseball Operations Micah Owings, Assistant Coach Jon Mark Owings and Assistant Coach Derek Vaughn after the parties reached a settlement.
The filing does not disclose the terms of the settlement.
Case continues against athletic trainer
The lawsuit remains pending against Gainesville High School athletic trainer Ariauna Washington and several other defendants named in the case.
The original complaint, filed in May 2024 by Jeremy’s parents, David and Yasmira Medina, alleged Jeremy was fatally injured during a mandatory baseball practice held Nov. 20, 2023, over Thanksgiving break, nearly two months before the official start of the GHSA baseball season. The lawsuit alleged the practice violated Georgia High School Association rules and that no adult school employees were present when Jeremy was struck in the head by a teammate’s bat during batting cage drills.
The complaint further alleged it took more than three minutes for an adult to arrive, CPR was not started for more than seven minutes, and Washington was unable to access an automated external defibrillator because she did not have a key to the device.
Jeremy, an honors student and senior at Gainesville High School, suffered a skull fracture, brain hemorrhage and other traumatic head injuries. He died Dec. 11, 2023, after spending three weeks at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
The lawsuit alleged school administrators and coaches negligently allowed and conducted an out-of-season practice in violation of school system and GHSA policies. Those allegations were denied by the defendants and have not been decided by a court.
The July 30 filing permanently dismisses the eight administrators and coaches from the case while the remaining claims are still pending in Hall County Superior Court.
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