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Family Files Suit After Man's Fatal Fall at Mile High Stadium A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a man who fell to his death at a Denver Broncos game last year. The man fell over a guardrail at Mile High Stadium during a game on Oct. 24, 2016. He died from injuries sustained during the 60-foot fall and his family has filed suit against several parties alleging that they "breached their duty of care" by "failing to take reasonable affirmative action or measures" to make the fire escape where the man fell safe. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Metropolitan Football Stadium District, PDB Enterprises, PDB Sports, Bowlen Sports and Stadium Management Company. Krystyna Biassou and Marshall Zelinger, 9NEWS - Colorado 10/26/2017 Read Article: 9NEWS - Colorado

Oregon Widow Sues Flight School After Fatal Crash The wife of an Oregon man who was killed in a helicopter accident has filed a lawsuit against the flight school that was instructing her husband. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Yamhill County against Precision Aviation Training, the company that was instructing the plaintiff's husband at the time of the crash. According to the complaint, the crash took place on July 1, 2015, during the man's first night flight, which was not part of the program curriculum. Additionally, the flight instructor had been certified for only 30 days at the time of the crash. Both the plaintiff's husband and the flight instructor were killed in the crash. Samantha Matsumoto, The Oregonian 05/25/2017 Read Article: The Oregonian

Spurs Fan Files Suit Against Warriors' Pachulia Over Kawhi Leonard's Injury A fan of the San Antonio Spurs has filed a lawsuit against Golden State Warriors player Zaza Pachulia for injuring the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard. The lawsuit filed against Pachulia alleges that by injuring Leonard, he lowered the resale value of the plaintiff's season tickets and other sports memorabilia. The lawsuit was filed by the Spurs fan and a local memorabilia shop, What’s on Second, Inc. According ...to the plaintiffs, the defendant acted "intentionally" and "maliciously," leading to Leonard's injury during the first game of the Western Conference finals. Sought in the lawsuit is an undisclosed amount not to exceed $73,000 and a restraining order against Pachulia. Marissa Payne , The Washington Post 05/18/2017 Looking into my crystal ball, I see this case getting thrown out of Court faster than an unguarded Steph Curry "3." Jim O'Donnell

Jury Rules Petco Not Liable in Boy's Death From ‘Rat-Bite Fever’ Petco has been found not liable in the death of a young boy from a rat bite. The boy's family filed suit against the pet store chain after the child died after being bitten by a diseased rat. The pet was purchased from Petco and the lawsuit alleged that the store sold the family a sick rat. After a two week trial and one day of jury deliberation, the court found that Petco did do enough to warn customers about the dangers of owning a pet rat. Debbie L. Sklar , Times Of San Diego 04/21/2017

$9.5 million for family of man killed in Atherton crosswalk A San Mateo County Superior Court jury has awarded a total of $9.5 million to the wife and three daughters of a 62-year-old man who was killed while crossing El Camino Real in Atherton. Tbe jury found Caltrans 90 percent responsible for Chris Chandler's death, with the driver who struck him 10 percent liable. CAOC members Mike Danko and Clair Choo, who represent the family, argued that Caltrans knew that marked crosswalks without stoplights such as the one where Chandler was killed are actually more dangerous for pedestrians than unmarked crosswalks, yet the agency did nothing to improve the conditions. Barbara Wood, The Almanac 08/01/2016 Read Article: The Almanac