By Gil Fried A recent article by Matt Rossetti published in April 2018 of Athletic Business — entitled Can Spectator Seating Be Both Steep and Safe? — deserves further examination. The article examined The Bell Centre in Montreal mainly due to a large...
By Steven H. Wieczorek & Michael S. Carroll Growing concerns regarding concussions and other forms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) within all levels of sport have led to a number of responses from sport governing bodies in the past few years. Likewise,...
The Grossmont Union High School District (California) has agreed to pay $7.1 million to settle the claim of a high school football player, Rashaun Council, and his family, who claimed the district was negligent in the treatment of Council’s concussion. Council,...
An Ohio state appeals court has delivered a partial victory to the University of Toledo (UT) in a case in which it was sued by a former football player, who suffered a brain injury while performing a stunt during an unofficial team-building exercise. Plaintiff...
By Jon Heshka, Associate Professor specializing in sports law and Former Associate Dean of Law at Thompson Rivers University (British Columbia, Canada) After a grueling four year march down the field and through the Canadian court system, the Supreme Court of...
A panel of judges in a California appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Erik Even Daarstad (a coach) and the Murrieta Valley Unified School District that their collective negligence was “not a substantial factor in causing harm” to a football player,...
Ellen Rogers claimed that on November 4, 2014 that Herrill Lanes, which operated a bowling alley of the same name, negligently allowed a bowling ball bag — belonging to and set down by fellow patron and defendant Everett Freed — to remain on the concourse. ...
(Editor’s Note: Steven Pachman is a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s management committee. He concentrates his practice on the defense of traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases, and regularly represents individuals and...
With the Major League Baseball season well under way, new research from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business suggests that the risk of fans being hit by a foul ball or errant bat at games has increased in recent years. The research, accepted for...
By Christopher Calnan An Illinois father is suing a cheerleading school that allegedly forced his daughter to practice with a concussion. The complaint mirrors the national trend of cheerleading-related injuries. Kevin Beck filed the complaint for his...
Philip Luciani went to a miniature golf course known as Fun Central in Wappinger Falls, N.Y. with his daughter, infant plaintiff I.L., on July 2, 2011. While playing through the course, I.L. tripped as a result of a brick curb surrounding one of the holes, sustaining...
By Joseph M. Hanna, of Goldberg Segalla On Feb. 22, 2018, a federal judge ruled on a motion for sanctions filed by defendant World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE), against Konstantine Kyros, the attorney representing former WWE wrestlers, plaintiffs Evan...
