Jeremy Green v. Schutt Sports Manufacturing Company

Date:

November 2006

Venue:

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Case Summary:

We successfully defended this complex products liability case (football helmet manufacturer) in Federal Court in Lubbock, Texas, on behalf of our client, Schutt Sports Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of the DNA model helmet which the plaintiff, Jeremy Green, was allegedly wearing at the time of the incident on August 20, 2004. The plaintiff, who was playing cornerback for Levelland High School, attempted to make a tackle on the opposing ball carrier from Hobbs High School in a football game played in Hobbs, New Mexico. The plaintiff sustained a significant burst C-5 fracture with resultant quadriplegia as a result of the manner in which he attempted this tackle and the force and energy involved in same. The plaintiff pursued a strict products liability, design defect theory with respect to the DNA model helmet, alleging that there were feasible alternative designs which would have protected Jeremy Green from the catastrophic spinal cord injury which he sustained. The plaintiff's last demand was $3.6 million.

Results:

After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for just over one hour before returning a verdict for our client.

 

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