Judge Grants Helmet Maker’s Motion to Dismiss Product Liability Claim

A federal judge from the Central District of California has granted a motion to dismiss filed by Riddell, Inc. and another defendant in a case in which they were sued by the parent of a high school football player, who died as a result of the head injury he sustained...

Cancer and Synthetic Turf; Concussion Crisis Redux?

Ten years ago, the concussion issue was a modest blip in the sports industry, hardly the crisis that it is today.   Will the issue around cancer and synthetic turf fields follow a similar course?   The Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI), an...

Court Provides Partial Victory for Riddell in Products Liability Case

A federal judge from the Southern District of Indiana delivered a partial victory to Riddell, Inc., which was sued by a group of plaintiffs, who claimed that Riddell’s helmets had a design defect and that the company was negligent because of a failure to warn about...

Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Umpire in Products Liability Case

An appeals court in the District of Columbia has affirmed a jury’s decision in a products liability case, which found Wilson Sporting Goods liable for the concussion suffered by a baseball umpire.   In so ruling, the panel of judges disagreed with Wilson’s...

Mississippi Jury Rules in Favor of Riddell in Design Defect Case

Riddell has prevailed in a week-long trial as a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi unanimously ruled in favor of a football helmet manufacturer in a case that challenged the protective qualities of Riddell’s football...