Patriots face $10,000,000 lawsuit.... wait what?
Yes you read that right, the New England Patriots are being sued for the grand total of 10 million dollars! The incident stems from an incident in 2010, when a forty year old man had a heart attack and died. Why did he have a heart attack, because he was in a screaming match with a security guard because they would not let his six year old kid step on the field before the game. This is according to NBC Sports Pro Football Talk:
Here is the problem with this lawsuit, first off, granted the guard may of acted in the wrong to such a small matter, but at the same time, it was not needed for either party to get THAT involved. Second, the suit is filed against every single person that could possibly be imagined, the Patriots, officials, the guard, security company, and even the NFl. This is purely ridiculous! This is without a doubt the over-reaction of the century. According to masslive.com, The suit alleges: “Jeff Chartier died as a result of cardiac arrest that was precipitated by agitation and stress caused by an interaction with a security guard at Gillette Stadium who inappropriately and unnecessarily confronted Jeff Chartier and his son Tedy in a harsh, unprofessional, confrontational, disrespectful and antagonistic manner.” It said the guard’s conduct and the events causing the interaction, resulted from the institutional negligence of the other defendants (other than Sherman), who failed to properly train and supervise the security guard. The suit charges the other defendants also failed to ensure that safe, effective and competent security was provided at the stadium; failed to effectively and appropriately communicate and coordinate with each other about safely and security policies; and failed to provide a safe venue for stadium patrons.
I give this suit three weeks, if that... this is utterly ridiculous in every way. Your thoughts? Put them below!
- Joshua Powers
@jmano33
According to the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Chartier’s wife has sued the Patriots, the NFL, the security guard, the security company, and the stadium operators for wrongful death. The lawsuit, filed in late June, alleges that the heart attack was caused by the confrontation with the security guard. The complaint seeks at least $10 million in damages. Mrs. Chartier claims that their son, Tedy, had been invited onto the field by two NFL game officials prior to the Week One home game, and that the security guard eventually confronted Jeffrey Chartier about the boy’s presence on the field, because the boy lacked the required credentials. The exchange, which allegedly lasted more than 15 minutes, was according to the lawsuit “confrontational, harsh, unprofessional, disrespectful, and antagonistic.”
Here is the problem with this lawsuit, first off, granted the guard may of acted in the wrong to such a small matter, but at the same time, it was not needed for either party to get THAT involved. Second, the suit is filed against every single person that could possibly be imagined, the Patriots, officials, the guard, security company, and even the NFl. This is purely ridiculous! This is without a doubt the over-reaction of the century. According to masslive.com, The suit alleges: “Jeff Chartier died as a result of cardiac arrest that was precipitated by agitation and stress caused by an interaction with a security guard at Gillette Stadium who inappropriately and unnecessarily confronted Jeff Chartier and his son Tedy in a harsh, unprofessional, confrontational, disrespectful and antagonistic manner.” It said the guard’s conduct and the events causing the interaction, resulted from the institutional negligence of the other defendants (other than Sherman), who failed to properly train and supervise the security guard. The suit charges the other defendants also failed to ensure that safe, effective and competent security was provided at the stadium; failed to effectively and appropriately communicate and coordinate with each other about safely and security policies; and failed to provide a safe venue for stadium patrons.I give this suit three weeks, if that... this is utterly ridiculous in every way. Your thoughts? Put them below!
- Joshua Powers
@jmano33
