A legal question...

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Any lawyers out there???

I'm having difficulty understanding HOW the Riddell company can possibly be held liable in Corey Stringer's death. I felt horrible for the Stringer family when this tragedy happened so I want to be sensitive to asking the question. The guy practiced in hot and humid weather from what I understand with football equipment on, and on top of it he was a pretty big guy. I just fail to understand how the equipment maker can possibly be held liable.

This was in a Philly newspaper today....

"Noteworthy. A federal judge ruled that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.

Kelci Stringer sued the league and Riddell after her husband's death in 2001, claiming the NFL had not done enough to ensure that equipment used by players protected them from injuries or deaths caused by the heat.
Korey Stringer, a 335-pound lineman for the Minnesota Vikings, died from heatstroke after he practiced in sweltering heat and humidity, which pushed his body temperature to 108.8 degrees. He was 27."