Sports Litigation Alert Reports on How New York Court Declined To Apply Assumption of Risk Doctrine

Oct. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Austin, TX- October 24, 2011- The latest edition of Sports Litigation Alert reports on how a New York state trial court has refused to grant a motion for summary judgment filed by a school district and a coach in a case in which the parents of a middle school football player sued the two defendants over an injury their son suffered when an opposing player who was wearing metal cleats stepped on his hand.

The incident in question occurred on October 16, 2008 when Salvatore Giannino, was knocked to the ground while playing football. While lying on the ground, arms outstretched, an opposing player wearing metal cleats stepped on his hand.

They considered whether or not the William Floyd Union Free School District and Coach Sean Baumiller did enough to prevent student athletes participating on the William Floyd Middle School football team from wearing the banned cleats.

You can read more about the issue, as well as numerous other articles and case summaries in the latest issue, which is posted as a current sample at http://www.sportslitigationalert.com/sample.html#a1

Here are the headlines of the summaries in the current Sports Litigation Alert:

•   Judge Sanctions Champions World for Failure to Preserve Evidence in Hi-Profile Soccer Case
•   Seventh Circuit Affirms State Athletic Associations' Right to Maintain Broadcast Rights
•   Plaintiffs Get Attorneys' Fees after ADA Victory over Redskins
•   Court Dismisses Former Coach's Claim against AD, School
And the remaining articles:

•   International Tax Issues NBA Players Could Face If They Play Overseas
•   Arrington v. NCAA: Overview and Potential Implications
•   Battle of the Beer Companies
•   Sports Broadcasting Rights in the European Union — A Game Changer?
•   Dispute between Cuban and Perot Takes Another Weird Turn

Publishing 24 times a year, the Alert also features a searchable archive of more than 1000 case summaries and articles pertinent to the sports law field.

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