Where We Stand – or Sit – on Foul Ball Liability

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,...

Who’s At Fault When 21 Ultramarathoners Die in a Race?

By Jon Heshka, Associate Professor at Thompson Rivers University On May 22, 2021, 21 ultramarathoners died in the world’s single largest mass casualty incident during a race. It occurred in the Yellow River Stone Forest Park near Baiyin, a city in China’s Gansu...

Washington State’s Lystedt Law – an Update

By Tony Corleto, of Gordon & Rees (Editor’s Note: The following article appears in Concussion Defense Reporter, which can be subscribed to at the site.) Enacted by the Washington State legislature in 2009 (RCWA 28A.600.190) the “Zackery Lystedt Law” set the...