Claim of Fan, Who Was Injured in Post-Game Celebration, Is Dismissed

A Texas state appeals court has concluded that the University of Texas at El Paso is shielded by governmental immunity in a case involving a fan who was injured in a post-game celebration after a football game.   Significantly, the appeals court also identified case law to support the fact that a university, or other governmental entity, cannot be held liable for “any injury or death resulting from (its) decision to use only minimal police efforts to control a riot or to control crime.”