Judge dismisses lawsuit by 31 former NC State athletes alleging abuse, misconduct by ex-head trainer‎

A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 31 former N.C. State male athletes alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine. In orders filed Tuesday, Wake County Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins dismissed claims against Robert M. Murphy Jr., as well as multiple N.C. State athletics officials tied to their oversight rules, citing procedural reasons. The lawsuit was filed in February in state court in a case that began with a federal lawsuit from a single athlete filed in 2022.