#AskCoryRubin Sports fans in Ontario have baseball, hockey and other professional teams to follow. The popularity of spectator sports and the sizable crowds drawn to those events can increase the likelihood of fans suffering injuries either as a result of a baseball or hockey puck flying into the crowd or as a result of the actions of other spectators. Personal injury lawyers are frequently called upon to determine responsibility when someone is injured while attending a sporting event. Hockey pucks, baseballs and other risks of a sport A baseball player being hit by a pitched ball and a hockey player struck by ...
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#AskIsaacZisckind The only major professional sport not to have a team calling Toronto home is American football. The demand for tickets to sporting events in the city has driven prices up, but higher prices do not seem to be deterring fans from buying them. As attendance at sporting events increases, sports stadium liability for spectator injuries may be an issue fans should take seriously. Spectator injuries at sporting events The death of a teenage girl hit by a puck at a hockey game several years ago prompted rule changes in the National Hockey League requiring the installation of safety netting at all arenas. However, ...
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