negligence News

Baseball League Not Liable in Woman’s Death, Wyoming Jury Rules

A Wyoming jury has ruled that a youth baseball league is not responsible for the death of a woman at a Casper ball field in 2008. The jury concluded Casper Youth Baseball did not behave negligently in connection with the …

Michigan Court Reinstates Injured Cheerleader’s Lawsuit

A civil lawsuit accusing a Detroit area youth football league and team of negligence contributing to a cheerleader’s injury has been reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court reversed a Macomb County Circuit Court ruling and reassigned …

Oregon Supreme Court: Negligence Claim OK, Despite Contract

The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim for property damage arising from construction defects may lie in tort, in addition to contract, even when the homeowner and builder are in a contractual relationship. According to court documents in …

Woman Awarded $1.14 Million After Atlanta Sidewalk Fall

A Fulton County, Georgia jury has awarded $1.14 million in damages to a woman who fell after getting her heel caught in loose concrete on a downtown Atlanta sidewalk. Don Edwards, a lawyer for 35-year-old Miriam Nichole Hancock, said his …

Injured Connecticut Cheerleader Sues Coach, League

The family of a Wilton, Conn. girl who suffered permanent injuries during cheerleading practice has filed a negligence suit against her coach and a youth football league. The family’s lawyer alleges in the lawsuit filed in Superior Court that the …