By Gil Fried, Esq., of University of West Florida The parents of a toddler who was hit by a foul ball during a May 29, 2019 Houston Astros game, fracturing her skull, have recently reached a settlement with the team. The child, who was two years-old at the time,...
A South Dakota man has sued the Sioux Falls School District and the South Dakota High School Activities Association after he was hit in the face with a discus at a track meet in May of 2019. Plaintiff Michael Moses and his family were attending the meet in...
By Nathan J. Law and Nathaniel D. French On August 27, 2018, spectator Laiah Zuniga (“Ms. Zuniga”) attended a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs (“Cubs”) and New York Mets at Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field. She purchased a ticket for a seat in the “Club...
The Baseball Rule and the Effects of Increasing Protective Netting By Matthew A. Nanninga and Alisha A. Dickie, of Drew Eckl Farnham On May 29, 2019, the Cubs played the Astros at Minute Maid Park.[1] During the game, a two year old girl was struck by a...
A New York state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court and found that a college student-athlete, who sued for negligence after suffering a concussion, assumed the risk of injury. The impetus for the lawsuit occurred on September 26, 2012 when...
A New York Mets fan has named the team in a lawsuit, after he was struck in the head by a bundled T-shirt fired from a T-shirt cannon on the field, which caused him to temporarily lose consciousness and suffer a detached retina. Plaintiff Alex Swanson was...
By Ed Edmonds Kimberlee Slusher’s visit to Great American Ball Park on August 25, 2017, for a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, produced a familiar but unfortunate outcome. She was struck by a foul ball on the right side of her face that...
By Eugene Egdorf, of Shrader & Associates, L.L.P. On July 31, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law, AB 1, the California Youth Football Act, which establishes safety standards for youth football. This legislation was much needed,...
The California Youth Football Alliance (CAYFA) wasted little time playing up the signing of AB 1, the California Youth Football Act, by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 31. “AB 1 provides the most comprehensive and details set of safety standards in the United...
CHAPTER 158 An act to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 124240) to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to youth athletics. [ Approved by Governor July 31, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 31, 2019. ]...
The Supreme Court of Utah took a novel approach to “exceptions to liability arising out of sports injuries” when it affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the claim of an injured basketball player who sued another basketball player whose actions led to his...
By Holt Hackney One aspect of bull riding that makes it so fun to watch for rodeo fans is the very physical nature of the sport. For eight seconds, the rider must stay affixed to the beast as it violently attempts to throw the rider off the mount. An eye test...
