Sixth Circuit Affirms Ruling for Hockey Helmet Manufacturer
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment ruling for a helmet manufacturer, thereby dismissing the claim of an amateur hockey player, who claimed the manufacturer was at least partially responsible for an injury he suffered on the ice that rendered him a quadriplegic.
Specifically, the panel of judges found that the district court acted appropriately in dismissing the plaintiffs’ expert testimony, which had claimed that a malfunction in the helmet and mask as