Football Injury Lawsuits - Accidents in Sport
Las Vegas, Nevada
Football injury Legal Cases
If your child got injured while playing football in Las Vegas, Nevada, whether it was a training practice or a football competition, call us at 702-432-1000 to discuss your case. Your consultation will be informative and free.
While we can't reverse the unfortunate event of an accident that left your child injured, we can help you get money to pay for your medical bills (past, current, and future) and other damages.
Football injury: Waiver of liability
Don't assume that you can't hold the responsible party accountable because you signed a disclaimer - there are many situations when the waiver of liability does not apply. For more information, call our office.
Who is liable for a football injury?
- Coaches for encouraging aggressive behavior
- Youth leagues for not explaining the real dangers of the game to the parents
- Protective helmet manufacturers for making a wrong product
- The individual player who caused an injury and violated specific safety rules
Also, there are situations in which one player injures another player deliberately to gain an unfair advantage.
In Nevada, a person, a group of people, or an organization whose negligence or reckless conduct caused an injury is financially responsible for damages. Football injury is no exception to this rule.
What are the most common football injuries?
- TBI (traumatic brain inquiry)
- Repeated concussions
- Whiplash injuries
- Knee injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Fractures
- Dehydration
- Back injuries
Concussions have become the biggest concern, increasing the risk of mental illnesses like dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The multiple effects of head and back injuries may appear many years later.
Football injury statistics
According to medical experts who specialize in treatment for concussions, "High school football is consistently shown in studies to be the sport with the greatest proportion of concussions (47.1%) and the highest concussion rate (6.4 concussions per 10,000 athletic exposures).
At least one player sustains a mild concussion in nearly every American football game."
For young people ages 15 to 24 years, sports are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury.
There are no drugs available for concussion treatment - just rehabilitation and rest.
Football injury: After a concussion
After a concussion, any child should only return to football practices with their healthcare professional's approval and supervision.
Challenges of football injury lawsuits: Reckless conduct
One of the reasons for football injuries is the reckless conduct of the players. The stadiums usually videotape all football games. However, recklessness could be hard to prove. If the football player is injured during the game, the opponent's reckless conduct must be very obvious, leaving no doubt in any spectator's mind that the act did not occur in the regular football game. A good example would be an over-the-top tackle on a football pitch.
Football injury and the statute of limitations
Under Nevada law, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims, including football injuries, is two (2) years. There are some exceptions to this rule. For more information, read NRS 11.250, or call our office.
Football injury: If you were partially at fault
Nevada uses the rule of modified comparative negligence, which means that the plaintiff can collect compensation from all other at-fault parties if the plaintiff was less than 51% responsible for the accident. It includes all football injury accidents.
How do attorneys get paid?
We work on a contingency basis, and you don't have to pay until we get you money with a settlement or verdict at trial.
We can help
If your child's injury results from other players' malicious or rash behavior during the football game, you might claim injury compensation.
We need to know many details about your child's accidents and the football injury he suffered. Call us at 702-432-1000 and ask to speak with our attorney for personal injury.
The initial consultation is free.
We serve clients in Las Vegas, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Nevada.
Last updated on January 31, 2024.
