Torts Blog

The family of deceased former Chicago Blackhawks player Steve Montador have sued the National Hockey League in Cook County court, claiming i...

Back in March, and later in May, I wrote about ‘race norming’ and the NFL settlement fund to compensate retired players for the effects of t...

March 13, 2021 There are some good news and some bad news related to the lawsuit against the NFL seeking compensation for players related to...

The First District Appellate Court of Illinois held in Nakamura v. BRG Sports, LLC that a former NFL player’s personal injury suit against h...

If you are a football fan, and maybe even if you are not, you probably heard about or saw the video of a fight at the end of the game betwe...

Two football players at Lackawanna Junior College were injured during the same tackling drill in 2010. They sued the college in 2012, claimi...

Earlier this month I reported that the the Kentucky Supreme Court recently found that for-profit companies can be liable for injuries to min...

One of the more talked about themes during this baseball season is the increased amount of home runs (and the speculation that it has someth...

Those of you who have children out there are familiar with this, which as a parent myself, I have seen and done lots of times!  Your child w...

October 17, 2017 Readers of this blog probably saw the news that a baseball fan has sued the Chicago Cubs seeking compensation for the los...

I have often argued that the distinction between negligence and recklessness is difficult to understand.  True, on paper we can express a de...

Not too long ago, I posted a story about a recently filed claim against the Chicago Cubs by a fan injured by a foul ball.  The claim will no...

Baseball fans are eagerly awaiting the beginning of a new season.  But, with a new season, we also get the renewed debate regarding sa...

Watch the defensive end of the team in the black uniform rip an opponent's helmet's off and then use it as a weapon against him. ...

Sunday I commented on the conduct of Bengals corner Adam “Pacman” Jones on the football field to illustrate the recurring issue of whether c...

By now I am sure you are familiar with the story about the high school football players who attacked an official in the middle of a game la...

After just one day into the high school and college football season, we now have several examples of cheap shots and concussions to write a...

You may remember a race car accident last year in which a driver got out of his car and started walking on the racetrack yelling at the driv...

Long time readers of this blog might remember the case filed against the Kansas City Royals seeking compensation for an injury caused by a ...

Here is a story about a lawsuit recently filed in federal court in Wisconsin by the mother of a young man who committed suicide.  The laws...