New Connecticut Case Proposes Liability to Race Track Owners and Lessees for Failing to Provide Security Measures to Prevent Post-Race Injuries

By Mailise Marks, of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.   A recent matter filed in Connecticut state court poses the somewhat novel question, what security and safety precautions should a racetrack owner put in place to prevent participants and their crews from harming each other after a race?   On May 30, 2018, Raymond Reed (#87) started the Super X-car race at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, in the pole position. Jason Larivee, Jr. (#70) began the race in the tenth spot. Re