Great example of why we need tort reform legislation. Wherever there is potential for a buck to be made, there will be an ambulance chaser to exploit the situation. Someone call Stan Chesley!

 

Stan is hiding out right now; he can't step foot in KY or he'll be arrested.

#nowthatsjustice

It's possible that it could have been contracted from the turf, but this was a couple years ago and it's possible that it could have been contracted from another player, the bus, equipment, locker room. There are many possibilities and because of that, it wouldn't hold in court.

This is the most sophisticated football thread I have ever read. Flora and fauna, micro-organisms, staphylococcus.....I guess the new school way of thinking is three yards and a cloud of MRSA.

Recently watched the following on ESPN about artificial turf and possible dangers. It focuses on soccer but I would think football would be affected too. E:60 Excerpt - The Turf War

Look, I have no idea if the suit had any merit from a causation basis, but this statement is a red herring.

 

Judge Ward's ruling was based on sovereign immunity. That is a doctrine that prevents plaintiffs from suing governmental entities under certain circumstances.

 

It had nothing to do whether the judge felt that the school was negligent.

 

Just wanted to clarify this point.

 

In your opinion, how much control would the Plaintiff have to show that NewCath had over the turf care in order to be able to be found liable? I would have thought that NewCath would have been released as they merely rent the field. They, at no point, take control over field maintenance. They apparently have not filed a motion to dismiss, or it has not been heard yet.

J

In your opinion, how much control would the Plaintiff have to show that NewCath had over the turf care in order to be able to be found liable? I would have thought that NewCath would have been released as they merely rent the field. They, at no point, take control over field maintenance. They apparently have not filed a motion to dismiss, or it has not been heard yet.

 

If they had no maintenance responsibility I see no way it could proceed. There's no dominion and/or control. Stated another way - they couldn't be negligent even if they were so inclined.

 

But therein lies the rub - what is the maintenance on a turf field? Can anyone be negligent? Conceptually what is a breach?

 

It would seem to me that a MTD is appropriate?

 

BTW - Hope all is well.

Pretty soon turf manufacturers will be as product liability claims are set to explode after that E:60 piece. We will also quickly get an answer on whether reasonable care is enough to protect schools, or whether there is a hightened duty of care.

Where is there a study suggesting antimicrobial agents lower the risk one way or another?