A North Carolina state judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by 31 former N.C. State athletes. The plaintiffs allege that the school’s former director of sports medicine engaged in sexual abuse and other misconduct, which they claim occurred under the guise of medical or athletic treatment. According to the accounts, the lawsuit also describes alleged harassment connected to the former sports medicine director’s role with the athletics program. The judge’s ruling ends the case at the trial level, though the reporting does not indicate whether the plaintiffs may pursue additional legal options such as appeal. The dismissal means the court does not allow the claims to proceed as presented in the suit. The articles focus on the court’s decision to dismiss and the general allegations raised by the former athletes, without providing details on evidence or legal reasoning. The reporting is consistent that the matter involves alleged misconduct by a former high-level member of the athletics medicine staff and that 31 athletes are listed as plaintiffs.