September 08, 2016
An arena football stadium in Illinois and an arena football player on Wednesday ended a federal case with a settlement in a suit stemming from the athlete's claim that the arena was liable for injuries he suffered when he crashed into the wall surrounding the field while catching a touchdown pass.
July 06, 2016
An arena football player who was injured crashing into the boards at an Illinois sports arena told a federal judge the arena is liable for a latch failure that allowed a door in the boards to open and cause his knee injury, in an effort to keep his personal injury suit alive.
September 14, 2015
Johnston Contractors Inc. freed itself Monday from a case brought by a football player who hurt himself going for a catch, when an Illinois federal judge ruled that the player did not show JCI exercised the "detailed supervision or control" that would make it liable for an independent subcontractor's negligence.
August 20, 2015
A football player who injured himself crashing into a dasher board in an Illinois sports arena urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny a general contractor's bid to remove itself from the case, arguing the company knew of allegedly faulty work by its subcontractors and should be held liable.
July 27, 2015
The company that operates Bloomington, Illinois' U.S. Cellular Coliseum hit a co-defendant in a football injury liability suit with a counterclaim Monday, arguing that the defendant's faulty latching system led to a player's injury during a football game in the stadium.
June 19, 2015
One of the contractors that worked on an Illinois sports arena has asked an Illinois federal court to free it from a case involving a player who hurt himself while going for a catch due to allegedly faulty construction, saying it was not responsible for the defective equipment.