GUEST ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians Sent to Dugout – Appeal to 6th Circuit to Stay in the Game

What was supposed to be a fun-filled day at the Cleveland Indians ballpark turned tragic. An inflatable slide set up just outside the ballpark as part of a promotional event, collapsed killing one visitor and hurting another. A subsequent investigation found that the slide had not been properly installed. The families of the deceased and injured visitors filed suit. This particular case deals who’s going to pay.

Let’s rewind back to the beginning of the 2010 baseball season. The Indians had hired National Pastime Sports …

September 17, 2012 Concussions / Insurance / NFL

NFL Attempts to Keep Insurance Coverage Dispute in California

The National Football League recently filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Alterra America Insurance Co. in New York State Supreme Court, arguing that the excess insurer did not have the requisite standing to add additional insurers as parties to its New York action, since the NFL is already pursing an action against them inCalifornia.

The current dispute arose out of the massive insurance coverage obligations dispute between the NFL, NFL Properties LLC, and a host of primary and additional insurers, which began …