We Got Next! Injured During a Pick-up Game, No Expert Needed; Injured During a League Game, Get an Expert.
By Peter J. Gallagher, of Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
Continuing with a recent theme of people getting injured playing sports and then suing the people who allegedly injured them, we now have Greaves v. Inline Skating Club of America, LLC. In Greaves, plaintiff was the goalie on a soccer team. He was injured during a formal, league-sponsored game with referees (this will be important later on). The Appellate Division described the underlying events as follows:
[Plaintiff] was sever