What are you expecting when you leave your house and head out to a football game? If you are like most people, you are expecting to get excited and to have a lot of fun. You may expect that injuries will occur – but you likely only think they will occur on the field. Unfortunately, it is all too common that injuries happen in the stands too.
Keep reading to learn about three ways you can potentially be injured at a football game. Then contact Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas at 909-982-0707 if you have been injured in any of these ways and need a free legal consultation. We are standing by to provide comprehensive legal assistance.
- You can be injured on an escalator or stairs
- Weather can cause injuries
- Other fans can be dangerous
You may be surprised to learn how often people are injured by trying to slide down a handrail of an escalator or stairwell. Fans can get excited and try to show off or horse-around. The results can unfortunately be deadly. Take one recent case in Houston where a 45-year-old man died after attempting to slid down a three-story handrail.
Football is a unique sport in that it is played in freezing cold weather and it is played when it is blazing hot. There have been many injuries related to both hot and cold that have happened at stadiums around the country. For example, consider one woman who filed a premises liability lawsuit after suffering third-degree burns and requiring skin grafts after sitting on a scalding hot football bench. Or consider the many fans who were injured in 2011 after ice and snow fell off of Cowboys Stadium.
In many cases, the most dangerous thing at a football stadium is a fanatic. These people who get overzealous about the game, and then drink excessive alcohol, can physically and verbally berate people in the colors or jerseys of other teams. These people pose a danger to those around them, to themselves, and to the entire stadium. At some arenas, fans are provided with a number they can text to give anonymous tips on who is acting out. Security can then escort out the offending fans without anyone having to put themselves in the awkward position of confronting someone.
Call us now and we can help you with your personal injury case
If you believe you have grounds for a personal injury case then your next call should be to Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas at 909-982-0707. We will begin with a free legal consultation. This gives you a chance to tell us about your accident and to ask any questions you have. If we decide to take your case, we will do so on a contingency basis. This means you pay nothing until we win your case. Call now to begin the process.
