Can You Claim Damages for Injuries Sustained During Participation in a Sporting Activity - Game or During Practice? - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer

Can You Claim Damages for Injuries Sustained During Participation in a Sporting Activity - Either in a Game or During Practice? - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Marc Quinn.

The types of injuries we usually see in sporting accidents are fractures and brain injuries, including traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The injuries can cause permanent disability. Children are particularly vulnerable and are considered a special athlete group at risk. Children who play organized group sports are at higher risk of injury. In most cases of brain injury, the injury caused is a concussion. In some cases, repeated concussions can cause serious neurological and cognitive deficits. If serious enough, a concussion can cause death. If your child has sustained a head injury, be it a concussion or other head injury, it is important to seek medical attention and to have the injury supervised by a physician. Consultation with a specialist is always recommended. Mild concussions can become more serious if not medically supervised.

There are a variety of sports which are associated with higher risk of strikes to the body and head, such as hockey, football, boxing, baseball, basketball, skiing and similar sports. If your child has suffered an injury in a sporting activity, regardless of whether it is a group or organized game, or even during a practice, the legal principles applicable do not significantly change. A person who is injured in a sporting activity can claim compensation for injuries sustained on the usual allegations of negligence. As long as the injured person can establish that the injury was caused by some else’s negligence, compensation may be claimed. However, injuries sustained in sporting activities raise additional legal principles such as assumption of risk principle which may limit the compensation claimed. The actual cause of the injury is very important - was it due to the play field conditions, due to a piece of equipment, due to the actions of an aggressive player, a direct assault... these are all issues to investigate. At our law firm - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers of Plant Quinn Thiele LLP, we are trained to analyse the facts of each case and determine who all the possible culpable parties are.

If you or your child has been injured during a sporting activity, please call us for a free consultation at 613-315-4878 - 613-315-HURT (ask for Marc Quinn, Personal Injury Lawyer).