Overview

• Greg Brooks Jr., a former LSU safety, has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, claiming negligence in diagnosing and treating his brain tumor.
• The lawsuit alleges that Brooks experienced neurological symptoms during practice in August 2023, which were ignored by coaching and medical staff, delaying his referral to a neurologist.
• Brooks contends that he was pressured to continue playing despite his symptoms, with threats of losing his starting position, before an MRI revealed a brain tumor.
• The surgery to remove the tumor allegedly resulted in multiple strokes and posterior fossa syndrome, leaving Brooks unable to walk and with other severe impairments.
• LSU and the hospital have issued statements expressing concern for Brooks but have not commented on the specifics of the ongoing litigation due to privacy laws.