Hockey Violence and the Long Arm of the Law
By Jon Heshka
What began as a hotly contested hockey game has turned into an international legal dispute. With more twists, turns and double salchows than a figure skating routine, this case involves two players from different countries playing in a third country, two insurers, criminal and civil proceedings, and the judicial systems of two countries including two levels of courts in the United States and at least three in Switzerland.
The “incident” as the US Court of Appeals