When a spectator dies after being injured at a major league baseball park, the insurance broker is named in a lawsuit for failing to obtain the appropriate coverage.
At a “Kids Fun Day” event before a Cleveland Indians baseball game, a large inflatable slide collapsed on and injured spectators Douglas Johnson and David Brown. Johnson died 9 days later.
This insurance dispute arises out of a lawsuit filed against the Cleveland Indians and other parties by Brown and the estate of Johnson in an Ohio state court for punitive and compensatory damages. The question is whether the district court erred when it concluded that the insurance broker, defendant CSI Insurance Group, which mistakenly failed to obtain the insurance that would cover the accident, could not be liable in negligence. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal resolved the dispute inCleveland Indians Baseball Co. L.P. v. New Hampshire Insurance Co., 12-1589 (6th Cir. 08/23/2013).
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