A high school football player in New York has sued Staten Island and its Education Department, claiming they failed to follow proper city and state protocols when the student participated in a gym class, before he had been cleared from a concussion he suffered on the...
A federal judge from the Northern District of California has throttled a claim brought by former NFL players and their families, which alleges that the NFL teams conspired to keep players on the field by giving them up with pain-killing drugs, even though they...
By James H. Moss An issue that has rarely come up in the courts, which blasted full speed onto the scene in Oregon, is who is protected by a state recreational use statue. The statutes were directed at the landowner, the person making the decision to open his...
By Joshua Winneker The fun gives way to potential liability each time a professional team’s mascot attempts to entertain the fans with comedic and potentially dangerous antics. More and more proof of this continues to surface in professional sports. Most...
A New York state trial court has denied the NFL’s motion to dismiss a claim in which the son of a former NFL player, who was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after his death, sued the league for fraud and negligence. The lawsuit was filed...
A state court judge in Florida has dismissed the claim of a legendary high school football coach who alleged defamation, breach of contract and emotional distress against the Manatee County School Board and two individual defendants. The circuit judge did, however,...
A Michigan state appeals court has concluded that a trial court erred when it stated that the applicable standard of care for the operation of a golf cart is reckless misconduct and not ordinary negligence. Thus, it remanded the decision, and vacated a jury verdict...
There are plenty of conferences and workshops that will be addressing the uber-hot topic of concussions this spring. Here are just a couple. Legal and Ethical Issues Affecting NFL Player Health Conference Harvard Law School in Milstein West will host a...
Days before the National Football League staged its prized possession, the Super Bowl, at NRG Stadium in Houston, controversy was brewing over the quality of the playing surface on which the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons played. The controversy arose...
A federal judge from the District of Massachusetts has granted a former hockey player’s motion to remand a decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, which denied his claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental...
An Ohio state appeals court has overturned a lower court’s ruling, paving the way for the widow of a former Notre Dame University football player to continue a lawsuit in which she and her husband alleged that the NCAA and the University of Notre Dame exhibited...
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a status report on December 30 about its ongoing efforts to evaluate the safety of recycled crumb rubber used in athletic fields and playgrounds — stating that more research needed to be done, enough was enough...
