Matrix Fitness Varsity series strength training machines have been recalled because the handle on the machines can detach during use and hit the user with force. Ouch! Imagine being struck — and even knocked down — when the handle of the strength machine you’re using hits you! According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission recall…
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Last month two former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers filed suit against WWE claiming the organization subjected them to serious brain injury by forcing them to continue to wrestle despite the players suffering repeated concussions in the ring. Furthermore, they claim the WWE knew or should have known that the brutality of the sport would…
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For professional baseball player Jayson Werth of the Washington Nationals, 100 miles per hour turned out to be “werth” five days in jail. Werth was clocked at over 105 miles per hour getting onto the beltway from Route 193 in Fairfax County by an officer who followed him for over half a mile. The posted…
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Bikers, runners, swimmers, and even professional football players are coming to the realization that rest days can be as important as hard workouts to overall improvement, recovery from training, and peak results. While not a big fan of major American professional athletics, Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau came across a Wall Street Journal article in…
Continue readingSalsa Bearpaw Bicycle Forks have been recalled because they can bend or break, causing a fall hazard. The aluminum forks were sold either separately (shown left) or on Mukluk bicycles (shown above) in sizes x-small, small, medium, large, and x-large; and in colors “tequila lime” with black paint, “metallic gold”, red, and black. The forks…
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There are several reasons why it is important for multisport races to be sanctioned by USA Triathlon …all centered on providing more for the athletes who participate: 1. Delivers athlete peace-of-mind by ensuring safety standards. 2. Sanctioned races ensure a fair race; governed under standard competitive rules. 3. Sanctioned races provide insurance protection for the…
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In March of 2014, 21 innocent people were injured and four innocent people lost their lives when a drunk driver drove his car into the crowd at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. The driver of the vehicle was trying to evade a traffic stop and now faces multiple charges of capital murder…
Continue readingIn July of last year we wrote here about a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The suit was a consolidation of lawsuits filed by several dozen athletes who suffered the effects of concussion while playing contact sports in college. Financially, the proposed settlement called for…
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Last year we wrote here about a class action lawsuit filed by against the National Football League (NFL) claiming the organization had given its players painkillers to mask injuries. Giving high dosages or contraindicated medications allegedly lead to chronic orthopedic and other conditions. The suit was filed by former players who said there is a…
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“I never saw the biker !” says the driver. “Never heard him coming from behind,” says the cyclist. This scenario is unfortunately not uncommon. Recently contacted by an injured bicycle commuter who woke up with a brain injury after a car crash, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau was presented with a case where the victim had…
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