Blackhawks Fan Sues United Center after Suffering Injury from Errant Puck
A Chicago Blackhawks fan has sued the United Center Joint Venture (UCJV), which is a partnership between the Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls, for failing to protect her from an errant puck during Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
Plaintiff Patricia Higgins, who filed her claim in Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, claimed specifically that UCJV, which managed the United Center, should have done a better job of maintaining and inspecting safety nets “in order to avoid injury to sp