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Possible portent: helmet maker found liable in football injury
Colorado jury says Riddell responsible for $3.1 million in damages
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Don Bauder, April 16, 2013
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A Trinidad, Colorado jury has found football helmet maker Riddell responsible for 27% of the monetary damages awarded to a high school football player who suffered severe brain damage and paralysis at a practice. The total award was $11.5 million. Several coaches were found to be negligent, but will not have to pay damages, according to the Denver Post. The lawyer who won the case, Frank Azar, will reportedly seek the full $11.5 million from Riddell, according to Yahoo. Azar has several similar cases against the helmet manufacturer. Azar believes the Trinidad decision, which Riddell will appeal, will set a precedent in future cases. More than 4000 former National Football League players have sued the league and Riddell, claiming the league knew about long-term health risks associated with repeated concussions and head trauma, according to the New York Times.
