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Over the next few weeks, as triple-digit temperatures blanket much of the country, high schools and colleges will start summer football practices. Heat like that can be deadly, especially during the tough early season workouts conducted at many schools, says Houston attorney Gene Egdorf of The Lanier Law Firm. In 2009, Egdorf negotiated a landmark settlement with the NCAA that resulted in new safety measures for college athletes. He also works with doctors and athletic trainers to educate schools about protecting student athletes in conditioning exercises. "Unfortunately, we've found that too many schools don't follow suggested guidelines, and there is practically zero enforcement from the NCAA or universities when coaches and staff operate outside the rules," says Egdorf, lead counsel for the family of student-athlete Bennie "Buster" Abram, who died last year following football practice at the University of Mississippi. For more information, contact Alan Bentrup at 800-559-4534 or alan@androvett.com.