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What is our course of action towards this coach who was responsible for my son’s injuries?
Asked on Apr 28th, 2014 on Personal Injury - Alabama
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My son was told by coach to practice with sore arm and not to go to the team doctor after training staff made his appointment. Team doctor is only on site every two weeks. We come to find out that he had a torn labrum. He had to have surgery. He returns to practice next season and is cleared to throw. Coach push him to practice and neglects to take it slow with him (6 months from surgery). Arm pain returns and my son has to reduce work. After a few weeks of doing little to no work, coach puts my son in the alumni team bullpen by himself to warm up every pitcher for a 9 inning game. My son had to have another surgery worst tear and a re-tear of his labrum. MLB surgeon stated he could not believe the damage. In one year the baseball team had 7 torn labrum surgeries, only one was a pitcher. Three days before my son’s second surgery, the coach called him in and cut him from the team.
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You have to consult with a medical malpractice attorney. Your biggest barrier is that the case probably is not worth enough to offset the costs of filing suit. You could not get the other injured players into a class action suit to reduce costs because each injury is different. You should put pressure on the school or organization that hired the coach to let him go.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2014 at 8:50 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
Most jurisdictions do not allow lawsuits against government officials unless they have committed gross negligence or an intentional tort. So there probably is no law suit. However, I would go to the principal and/or the school board and raise hell. One idiot like that can cause a kid to damage himself so severely that his future is ruined.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2014 at 1:20 PM
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Is your son a minor? Was this a school team or little league? Did you have to sign anything on his behalf? Did you advise the coach he was pushing too hard? Did your son act against his doctor's advice? This is an unusual type of claim.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2014 at 11:36 AM
James Eugene Hasser
You may have a claim against him for negligence. Presuming he is with a public school, more than likely, certain qualified immunities may exist. Seek counsel familiar with government liability cases.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2014 at 11:17 AM
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I don't know whether you can do anything. injuries are common in sports and all athletes know that. coaches always push players. They don't coddle them.I don't think you have a cause of action and I also think that your sons attitude about it all and his desire to participate are important here' . You need to cut out the excess drama and emotion from this thing and perhaps have an orthopedic doctor who regularly handles sports injuries to review the entire medical record and get his opinion.also I suspect that the coach has a different perspective. You will always be cut from a team if you cannot perform.
Answered on Apr 29th, 2014 at 11:17 AM