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Old Sun Jan 16, 2011, 08:32pm
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef View Post
I don't see how whether or not the player was pushed/struck would make a difference in regards to liability of the officials unless there was video showing that officials were allowing those kinds of action to occur without being penalized the entire game.
This. Players foul each other and end up on the ground all the time. Unless the officials were negligent or put the injured player on the ground themselves, I don't know how they could be found liable in a civil suit. If that was the case, football officials would be constantly fighting lawsuits.
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