Personal Injury law getting legal relief in sports and recreation

Personal injury can occur from a variety of causes. There are certain risks inherent with certain types of jobs and sports. For example- boxing or rugby is comparatively more injury prone sports than golf. As a result the question of personal injury claim may not arise in these circumstances. As per US law personal injury not only includes bodily damage, it also includes mental trauma and agony too.

It is easier to judge bodily injuries due to the presence of injury marks. However, the amount of mental trauma suffered may vary from age to age, person to person. It is also based somewhat on the perception of the jury or the judge about the intensity of mental trauma.

Everyday young and old here in USA play one sport or the other and we get injured of course. There can be many causes of sports related injury:-

• Faulty sports gear- this can be further divided into design related gear and gears with unintentional manufacturing defects.
• A new learner of a particular sport may sue the company or the instructor training him/her based on absence of supervision at the time of learning.
• A claim can also be based on the wrong training provided by the trainer. This is possibly the hardest to prove. A trainee can’t judge his/her trainer from training related technical perspective. He can only do it after experience.
• A claim can be made on another player or trainee for reckless behavior that resulted in you injury.
• The organizer of a sporting event or a recreational facility has the duty to make the place safe for the visitors or participants. In case an injury related to negligence on these grounds can also attract a hefty penalty from the court of law.

As it is obvious certain factors can vary from place to place and from time to time. For example in case of a boat race, an injury on the ground of faulty structure is not possible. This is because of the obvious reason that the organizers of the even can’t control sea or ocean currents and other forces of nature. However, they are obviously responsible for providing real time data as per requirement.

In USA there are several sail boat races, boat shows, etc which attracts visitors from near and far. International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque is world famous. In this type of no-conventional events the forces of nature plays a very important role. Seattle too isn’t without its own series of all the year round sports events. In case you are injured, visit a Seattle Personal Injury Attorney for your case evaluation. The Statute of Limitation should always be kept in mind in such cases.