Sports are a fun and healthy diversion from the stresses of work and school. Unfortunately, sports injuries are common. When these injuries are the result of negligent, careless or reckless behavior, the victim may be entitled to compensation for the damages sustained. These damages can include medical expenses, future damages and loss of income, among others.

Premises liability can attach to owners of property where sports and other recreational activities are played. These properties include nearly anywhere sports are played or where recreation occurs including parks, gyms, rinks, courts, lakes, beaches, playgrounds, racetracks and clubs.

A number of different circumstances can lead to the property owner’s liability when a sports or recreation injury occurs. Some examples include:

• The facility is not designed to meet the accepted standards of safety
• Improperly trained staff
• Allowing athletes to engage in sports without the proper safety equipment
• Failure to provide medical aid

Sports Injury and Recreational Injury Cases are Complex and Require an Experienced Sports Injury Lawyer

The fight for just compensation requires a sports injury lawyer or recreational injury attorney with the resources, knowledge and experience to successfully resolve your lawsuit. The sports injury lawyers of Clifford Law Offices have been successfully representing clients for over 25 years. At Clifford Law Offices, our sports and recreation injury attorneys exhaustively investigate your case to identify the responsible parties and prepare all cases for trial. This ensures that the outcome of your lawsuit is based on its merits and comes as a result of full preparation.

Further reading on premises liability and sports can be found in the following two articles written by Robert A. Clifford and published in Chicago Lawyer.
“A Cheerleader’s Safety”
“Getting Teed Off Over Golf Balls”

Clifford Law Offices, Experienced Chicago Sports Injury and Recreation Injury Attorneys

Robert A. Clifford - $12,500,000 Settlement: 17-year-old football player rendered a quadriplegic during a high school football practice after he is tackled into an unpadded steel pole less than 12 feet from the sideline; school subsequently moved the field further from the pole

Richard F. Burke, Jr. and Shannon M. McNulty - $900,000 Settlement: 24-year-old race car driver sustained serious burn injuries in a crash during an on-track amateur racing event that had insufficient equipment to promptly suppress the fire that erupted on impact.

Clifford Law Offices currently represents a 16-Year Old Soccer Player who suffered permanent leg injuries after his soccer coach forced his players to carry others during practice as punishment.

Clifford Law Offices also currently represents a 15-year old boy who died on an inflatable obstacle course, owned and operated by the U.S. Army, while participating in a high school wellness day event.