Appeals Court: Arena Was Liable for Acts of Its Security Company

An Oregon state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s decision to allow a jury instruction in a case involving a spectator, who fell through the railing at an arena. The instruction ascribed the negligent acts of a staffing company to the corporation that owned an arena.   Plaintiff Tammy L. Matson was seriously injured when she fell approximately 40 feet from a railing enclosing the 300-level smokers lounge during a Portland Trail Blazers basketball game at the Rose Garden. She file