$300,000 Settlement: Soccer player’s leg seriously injured in game

Plaintiff argues referees were held to standard to ‘recognize misconduct’

Plaintiff, a 14-year-old high school soccer player, was in an October 2009 game. At one point, defendant opposing team player kicked the plaintiff’s leg with such force that it dislocated plaintiff’s knee, tore three of his four ligaments, and severed an artery. Because of this injury, plaintiff almost suffered a traumatic amputation of his lower leg, escaping that result by a matter of minutes.

Type of action: Sports injury
Type of injuries: Severe leg injuries
Court/Case no.: Confidential; confidential

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