No padding on backboard

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Kelvin green

(Kahn v. East Side Union High School)

Swimmer breaks neck, loses case against High School and Coach - Sports Injury Law

I wonder if officials (not coaches, or school districts) have ever been sued for negligence?

http://scholarship.law.marquette.edu...text=sportslaw

[Kelvin green]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I wonder if officials (not coaches, or school districts) have ever been sued for negligence?

The answer is yes. Whether they win or not is a different story..Ask the football officials in Texas what it is like to face a 10 million dollar lawsuit. They eventually won but still...

Whether the standard in a state is negligence or gross negligence.. makes a difference. i think most states would follow the gross negligence standard. I posted the generalities of California becuase the game was played there .( and that’s where I’m licnsed) .. and of course this post does not create any attorney client relationship and are id applicable in all states

[Rich]

If this was a game where I thought a head could actually hit that board, I'd hesitate.

Small school game or girls game? Different to me.