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,...
By Joseph J. Wadland On March 14, 1970, Richard Atkinson, a sophomore at Bates College in Lewiston ME, lost his footing during an intramural basketball game and slammed into an unpadded brick wall. He died the next day from head injuries.[1] Bryant Gumbel, the then...
By John E. Tyrrell; Patrick J. McStravick and Kelly J. Woy, of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey As folks head back to the gym as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, we are reminded that injuries can occur, even under the supervision of a personal trainer. Through a...
By Lorraine M. Girolamo, of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (The following appeared in Concussion Defense Reporter. Subscriptions are available on a complimentary basis at Concussion Defense Reporter.) When we think of Section 1983 lawsuits, although they can...
A magistrate judge from the Eastern District of Texas has dismissed the claim of a Galveston, Texas couple has sued the Santa Fe Independent School District and several school officials in the Southern District of Texas, alleging that they violated the civil rights of...
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...
A Harris County (Texas) District Judge has granted a joint motion to dismiss with prejudice a lawsuit brought by Paramedic Brian Cariota, who was working in the dugout of the Houston Astros’ post-season game at Minute Maid Park against the New York Yankees in October...
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...
A Connecticut appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a claim of negligence raised in a concussion case, finding that the lower court acted appropriately when it granted summary judgment because the case had already been decided on its merits and could not be...
By Michael Burwick (Partner), with assistance from Ben Schwartz (Summer Associate), of Greenspoon Marder LLP Never in its history has the American public been so focused on health and well-being as in the past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated to...
A California man has sued the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the College of Marin after suffering a concussion because of the alleged negligence of a member of the Marin Catholic High School water polo team. The plaintiff, David Steinberg, was using the Marin...
By Jon Heshka, Associate Professor at Thompson Rivers University The Supreme Court of New York reaffirmed in March 2021 that infant minors, as young as 13-years old, can voluntarily assume risks inherent in playing baseball, which in this instance included injuries...