A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Indiana University in which former men’s basketball players alleged improper sexual conduct by former team doctor Brad Bomba.
The judge ruled the players’ complaint fell beyond the two-year statute of limitations.
Former players Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller first attached their names to the lawsuit in October 2024, and they were joined by two others. The athletes connected to the lawsuit all played at IU more than 20 years ago.
The Title IX lawsuit, filed in October 2024, alleged IU officials failed to stop alleged misconduct by Bomba despite evidence they were aware of complaints about his behavior.
In dismissing the lawsuit, Judge Tonya Walton Pratt stated the plaintiffs’ own statements connected to the case indicate they “knew of the fact of their injury around the time they were assaulted.”
Bomba was an IU basketball team physician for nearly 30 years. He died last May at age 89.
Tim Garl, who was named as a defendant, was Indiana’s head athletic trainer from 1981 until last year, when the university announced it would not renew him for a 45th season.
Jones Day, hired by IU to investigate the original allegations, determined Bomb acted in a “clinically appropriate manner.” The report, issued in May 2025, didn’t find Bomba’s exams to be in “bad faith or with an improper purpose.”
