Bleacher Litigation in Sporting Venues

By Tom Bowler   It is interesting to note bleacher injuries are in the public eye constantly. One only needs to go to the newspapers or Internet to find stories relating to bleacher injuries. For example,, in the fall of 2010, 12 students were injured in a “bleacher” collapse at a football game at East Carolina University’s Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Actually, this was a concrete grandstand with galvanized bleacher seats bolted to the permanent structure. The seats were supported by a c