(Editor’s Note: What follows is part one of a five-part exclusive series on golf cart liability, including relevant case law and analysis.) By Thomas H. Sawyer, Ed.D. Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport, Indiana State University, and Tonya L....
The Washington State Supreme Court has dealt a blow to a private school and former football coach, finding that they may have violated the Zackery Lystedt Law when they permitted a student athlete, who subsequently died after suffering multiple concussions, to return...
By Tyler White Kent State University freshman football player, Tyler Heintz, died on June 13, 2017 when he suddenly collapsed during a preseason conditioning session held in preparation for the upcoming season. Paramedics arrived at Dix Stadium just...
A federal judge from the Middle District of Pennsylvania has granted a cheerleading coach’s motion for summary judgment in a case in which she was sued by a cheerleader, who suffered multiple concussions under her watch. In so ruling, the court determined that...
Concussion Litigation Reporter recently interview David White, of Davis White (www.daviswhite.com] to get his perspective on sports concussions and the crisis that is enveloping youth, amateur, and the professional sports industries. Question: Tell us about...
By Katherine Simone, ESQ Prichard Colon, a Florida native who spent a large part of his youth living in Puerto Rico training and competing, became a professional fighter in 2012. He’d had a notable amateur career, winning 5 national championships, and was...
By Gary Wolensky of Buchalter An Illinois federal district judge on Monday tossed a wrongful death suit brought by the parents of former National Hockey League enforcer Derek Boogaard, a ruling that highlights some of the hurdles facing individual players or...
By Jordon Kobritz Major League Baseball may have a safety issue. But contrary to what you might be thinking, this one isn’t due to the action on the field. Much has been made over the recent spate of fan injuries resulting from foul balls and pieces of...
By Tyler White Joyce Li, Director of Operations for the Basketball Division at Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE), has filed suit against her former employer (and predecessor Relativity Sports) for gender discrimination, racial discrimination and...
By Gary Wolensky, Anne Marie Ellis, and Paul Alarcon, of Buchalter (www.buchalter.com) On Sept. 27, 2014, 17-year-old Isaiah Langston, a Rolesville High School football player, suffered a concussion-producing collision with another teammate during a team...
In a majority decision, a North Carolina state appeals court has affirmed a ruling of a trial court that a baseball field operator did do enough to protect a patron from a foul ball, which struck the patron and led to a negligence lawsuit. In the dissenting...
Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Arena Football League A federal judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted partial summary judgment to Arena Football One (AFO) in a case in which it was sued by a player, who suffered multiple concussions while...
