Sporting events and other outside activities take place over the summer. Unfortunately, accidents sustained during the summer that frequently accompany these activities may necessitate significant medical care and financial compensation. Here we will discuss the following:
- Types of Injuries
- When Should You File a Sports Injury Lawsuit?
Injury Caused by Water
Water sports are often associated with summer. However, because of these activities, water-related injuries are a severe hazard at this time of year. Long-term submersion-induced asphyxiation can be lethal or result in lasting disability. Ineffective management or inadequate facilities could lead to pool accidents. Asphyxiation and other injuries, such as severe cuts and broken bones, can result from boating accidents on waterways or the Gulf Coast.
Vehicular Accidents
Travel is common during these months, but accidents on the road can have much more catastrophic effects than those on city streets. Automobile accidents frequently result in broken bones, internal damage, and whiplash. Even more severe casualties, such as severe wounds or amputations, can result from collisions with the big trucks that rumble down highways and roadways.
Sports Injuries
Baseball, soccer, and football are common team sports played in the summer. Sprains, dislocations, and knee injuries are common in these activities, and some may be severe enough to need professional medical attention. Injuries sustained in team sports may be caused, in part, by improper equipment.
When May You File a Sports Injury Lawsuit?
Professional and amateur athletes alike risk injury. When you break your wrist while ice skating or jam your finger while catching a football, nobody is typically to blame. Accidents do occur.
However, accidental accidents happen within the boundaries of the concerned sport. You may be eligible to file a personal injury case if you or your child suffers harm due to another participant in the game misbehaving or failing to take reasonable precautions to avoid it.
Your injuries may be the fault of a third party if:
- The events leading to them were outside the players’ normal range of risk
- The instructor or coach was negligent, causing the injury
- Poor sporting equipment was used, leading to the accident.
- The person in charge of the athletic center failed to implement the required safety measures to lessen the risk of harm to the players, which resulted in the injury.
Contact Attorney Wayne Resmini
Sports-related injuries may result from carelessness by schools, personal trainers, facility owners, coaches, and other players. Sports-related injuries can have a lasting effect and limit a young person’s professional prospects. High school players who sustain a head injury or tear their knee, ankle, or shoulder may not be eligible for a college athletic scholarship. Contact Attorney Wayne Resmini to learn more about sports-related injury claims.
