Buffer Zones in Entertainment Venues – Considering the TopGolf Settlement

By Gil Fried, professor, University of West Florida An Oregon family secured a $15 million jury award from TopGolf along with other damages settled upon by the parties.  The case stemmed from their nine-year-old son who was struck in the face by a golf club during a birthday party at a TopGolf facility in 2021. The child suffered a depressed skull fracture and cerebral hemorrhage.  The child had been seated in a non-hitting area at the venue when another child swung a club and unint