$2,100,000.00 – Pre-Trial Settlement
Head trauma with resulting closed head injury to a college hockey player when his head struck an improperly padded stanchion. Allegations of negligent maintenance against the rink owner;
allegations of violations of NCAA regulations against college/university – hosting the NCAA sanctioned athletic event; product liability claims of defective padding and breach of implied warranties of merchantability against the distributor/vendor/seller of the padding including claims of failure to meet ASTM standards.