Had to happen dept.: “A man whose legs were paralyzed when fellow Ball State students toppled a goal post after a 2001 football upset of Toledo is suing the goal post maker. Andrew Bourne, 23, of Liberty, Ind., and his parents are suing Marty Gilman Inc. of Gilman, Conn., claiming the aluminum posts were ‘designed and constructed in a manner which allowed them to suddenly snap and collapse.'” (Gary Mihoces, USA Today, Sept. 30). Update Jul. 24, 2005: court rejects Bourne’s case and his lawyer vows appeal.
“Injured student sues goal post maker”
Had to happen dept.: “A man whose legs were paralyzed when fellow Ball State students toppled a goal post after a 2001 football upset of Toledo is suing the goal post maker. Andrew Bourne, 23, of Liberty, Ind., and his parents are suing Marty Gilman Inc. of Gilman, Conn., claiming the aluminum posts were ‘designed […]
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I’m trying to keep up. Here’s the best of what I sampled today. 1) This morning, Dean Esmay posted about Domestic Terrorism. He said this: I was not too worried about that because such people are usually so stupid and drug-addled that they aren’t good …
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SportsBlog is the home away from home for many fine bloggers for their sports related posts. The Friday FanFest is a collection of notable sports posts from around the blogosphere.
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SportsBlog is the home away from home for many fine bloggers for their sports related posts. The Friday FanFest is a collection of notable sports posts from around the blogosphere.
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SportsBlog is the home away from home for many fine bloggers for their sports related posts. The Friday FanFest is a collection of notable sports posts from around the blogosphere.
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SportsBlog is the home away from home for many fine bloggers for their sports related posts. The Friday FanFest is a collection of notable sports posts from around the blogosphere.