by Richard C. Giller, Esq. On December 12, 2016, nearly eight months after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously approved an uncapped concussion settlement agreement reached in the traumatic brain injury class action litigation involving over 22,000...
A Clark University student has sued the school, the crew team head coach and several former teammates for negligence after suffering injuries during a training session. The incident in question occurred on August 27, 2014, a few days after plaintiff Brennan...
The mother of a high school cheerleader in Connecticut has sued a school district after a coach allegedly failed to follow concussion protocol, when the cheerleader suffered a head injury and was re-inserted in practice and game that night, compounding the head...
In a majority decision involving a student athlete’s concussion-related lawsuit against a school district, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled that communications between the school district’s attorney and former coaches employed by the district are not shielded by...
A federal judge from the District of Connecticut has granted the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.’s motion to dismiss a pair of wrongful death lawsuits, which alleged that the WWE’s negligence led to the wrestlers suffering traumatic brain injuries and ultimately...
A Washington state appeals court has affirmed a grant of summary judgment to Washington State University (WSU) in a case in which a former walk-on quarterback sued the school for negligence after he was assaulted in the football team locker room. Plaintiff...
By Rob Harris, of Golf Dispute Resolution Being a passenger in a vehicle that is rear-ended typically is as close to a free pass to monetary damages as the law provides. However, at least in Indiana, make sure the vehicle is a car and not a golf cart. ...
A school district has filed a notice in 1st District Court in Idaho, suggesting that a lawsuit involving a concussed student athlete, who was allegedly returned to play too soon, has been resolved through mediation. Julie and Robert Clark sued the West Bonner...
A state court judge in Connecticut has declined to apply a “liberal” interpretation to a preinjury waiver, and found that a negligence lawsuit against a ski area operator can continue. The impetus for the case was an incident that occurred on January 13, 2003,...
By Michael S. Carroll, PhD & Andrew L. Goldsmith, PhD In June 2016, the Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed the lower court judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio and rejected an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant, who was injured while participating in a...
After a five-day bench trial, a federal judge from the District of Massachusetts has awarded more than $1 million in damages to a teenager and his parents after the teenager suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing in “an informal” softball game at a...
Richard “Rick” Meadow, the National Mass Tort Leader for The Lanier Law Firm, has walked both sides of the street — literally. Meadow, a graduate of California Western School of Law (J.D. 1984), has extensive experience when it comes to representing large...
