[Ban Boy]

Is this a joke? When I do a search for that case#, nothing comes up.

 

[Ban Boy]

21 retweets already

 

[Ban Boy]

Eugenie Bouchard files suit against the US Tennis Association, after the concussion incident at the US Open
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/e...ussion-incident-at-the-us-open-221659826.html

The amount has been updated to greater than $150,000US now.

 

[Ban Boy]

The lawsuit claims:

"Ms. Bouchard was caused to slip and fall on a dangerous condition created by the Defendants in the physiotherapy room attendant to the women's locker room after winning her mixed-doubles match at the 2015 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. ... The Defendants' negligence was a substantial contributing factor in causing Ms. Bouchard's injuries."

 

[Ban Boy]

The defendants are being charged with two counts of negligence.

The first (paragraph 37) claims "the aforesaid described incident and the resulting injuries to Ms. Bouchard were caused solely by the reason of the carelessness, negligence, wanton and willfull disregard on the part of Defendant USTA ... without any negligence on the part of Ms. Bouchard contributing hereto."

It also claims the USTA had "actual and/or constructive prior notice" of the dangerous conditions and that Bouchard has "been damaged and endured and continues to endure severe pain and suffering, and incurred and continues to incur significant economic loss, medical expenses and loss of enjoyment of life."

 

[Ban Boy]

Geez, between this and the Blue Jays game going absolutely bonkers, it is a busy sports news night in Canada :lol:

 

[Ban Boy]

That link and the information has already been posted here.

 

[Ban Boy]

It's almost standard procedure that after a lawsuit is filed against someone regarding an injury on their property, the defendant will ban the plaintiff from ever coming on the property again. So basically Bouchard will be banned from any tournament in the USA. lol

I think that would only apply to the US Open Series, not all tournaments in the U.S. Anyone else? I'm not 100% on this.

The ironic part of that, if I'm right, would be that the Rogers Cup would be included in that :lol:

 

[Ban Boy]

The Rogers Cup isn't the property of the USTA. It is owned by Tennis Canada.

Yeah, but it is part of the US Open Series, which is run by the USTA, right?

Home | Emirates Airline US Open Series

 

[Ban Boy]

Well, I see the U.S. media has picked this up now:

In the news
Eugenie Bouchard Suing USTA Over Slip-Fall at US Open
ABC News‎ - 1 min ago
Eugenie Bouchard suing USTA over slip-fall at US Open ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...bouchard-suing-usta.../c264c596-72cd-...
23 mins ago - Tennis pro Eugenie Bouchard has filed a lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association after she slipped and fell in a locker room during ...
Eugenie Bouchard files lawsuit against USTA after US Open ...
www.foxsports.com/.../eugenie-bouchard-us-open-concussion-sues-usta-...
27 mins ago - Eugenie Bouchard has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Tennis

 

[Ban Boy]

So, she is suing both the USTA and the National Tennis Center. Does that mean there would be two awards?

 

[Ban Boy]

Not sure how any liability can be apportioned on Bouchard. It isn't her responsibility to maintain the safety of the National Tennis Center

Well, certainly she could have some of the blame. For example, if she went skipping through with a blindfold on while high on meth then she definitely gets some blame for being reckless. That is an extreme example but it demonstrates how they could go after her.

 

[Ban Boy]

Trust me, there will be lots of finger pointing before this gets anywhere near completion.

 

[Ban Boy]

I wonder what Billie Jean thinks of this?

 

[Ban Boy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/654416155143069697

As part of the judgment, they may have to rename it the Genie Bouchard roof :lol:

 

[Ban Boy]

I see my fellow Canadians are out if full force tonight for this very important issue of national pride. Solidarity my brothers LMAO

 

[Ban Boy]

On what basis would she sue?

Exactly. Different situation since Vika just fell. There was no dark room or slippery surface... at least from what I remember.

 

[Ban Boy]

I thought you got kicked out of clown college.