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- Title
THE YOUTH SPORTS CONCUSSION ACT AND WHY CONGRESS NEEDS TO GET ITS HEAD IN THE GAME.
- Authors
Townsend, Lydia
- Abstract
Every year, millions of youth athletes are injured from playing sports. One of the most dangerous injuries athletes sustain is a concussion. Youth participation in athletics results in millions of concussions every year, and the numbers are not slowing down because contact sports are inherently dangerous. Beyond the science and research involved in understanding concussions lies a question. It is the question that begs to be answered whenever an athlete is seriously injured, and in some cases, when an athlete dies. Whose fault is it? This Comment on concussion in youth sports and the future of concussion litigation examines the recent case of Riddell, Inc. v. Schutt Sports, Inc.,1 in which two manufacturers of football helmets brought false advertising suits against one another. This paper also examines The Youth Sports Concussion Act of 2013, and the reason why the failure of this Act's passage is detrimental to the future of false advertising claims regarding youth sporting equipment.
- Subjects
CONCUSSION policies; SPORTS for youth; LEGAL status of athletes; RIDDELL Inc.; SCHUTT Sports Inc.; FALSE advertising lawsuits; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
UMKC Law Review, 2015, Vol 84, Issue 2, p575
- ISSN
0047-7575
- Publication type
Article