A former high school cheerleader and her parents have sued a school district and others, claiming the individual defendants failed to follow protocol and contact proper medical personnel after the cheerleader suffered a concussion during practice. Plaintiff...
By Christian Gunneson, Esq. You and your buddies decide that you want to dive through mud, tackle obstacle courses, and sling yourselves through electric fences at a “Tough Mudder” race, “Warrior Dash”, or “Spartan Race.” Before doing so however, you’re asked...
A New York state appeals court has reversed a lower court and found that a student athlete did not assume the risk of injury when she participated in a soccer team practice that was held in a school hallway because it was raining outside. Thus, the court denied the...
A New Jersey state appeals court affirmed the ruling of a trial court that found that a school district should be held liable for the injuries sustained by a spectator who was attending a high school baseball game. In so ruling, the appeals court found that the...
A New York state appeals court delivered a mixed ruling to the owner and operator of an indoor soccer complex, which was sued when a participant suffered an injury during a match. The appeals court reversed the summary judgment on the negligence claim, finding...
A California state appeals court has reversed a lower court, which granted summary judgment to a school district that had been sued by student athlete for negligence after the student athlete suffered an injury during a football practice. In overturning the...
By Katherine Simone It’s college football season. You’re in the stands, cheering on your team along with 50,000 of your closest friends. You’ve just witnessed the game-winning catch that sends you and your buddies into a fit of excitement, intense screaming,...
A Georgia court of appeals has declined to put the brakes on a lawsuit brought by the family of a 6-year-old girl, who was struck by a foul ball, while attending an Atlanta Braves game, and subsequently sued the team. The Braves had sought to overturn a trial...
By Carla Varriale, of Havkins, Rosenfeld, Ritzert & Varriale The limited-duty of care rule and the doctrine of assumption of the risk are bedrock defenses for sports and recreational venue owners and operators. An unsettled aspect of these defenses,...
By Saleel V. Sabnis, of Goldberg Segalla Reports of sports related concussions and their long term effects on the brain have gained considerable traction in recent years. The injured plaintiffs in these suits, who in many cases reemerge years after their...
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,...
R. Douglas Manning, Ph.D. The state of Missouri once again became a focal point for cases involving projectiles leaving the field of play at baseball games and the subsequent injuries which have been known to occur. However, unlike the historical Missouri cases...
