UPDATED: Virginia Tech Basketball Coach Seth Greenberg Reportedly Being Sued
by furrer4heisman on Apr 12, 2011 11:14 PM EDT
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PrintUPDATE (4/13 - 8:30 AM) - The News-Leader has updated its story. The padding and wall distance at War Memorial didn't meet several standards. Here's the money quote from the family's attorney:
Yost said he filed the lawsuit because of Virginia Tech's lack of movement. "We were hoping they would settle," he said. "They haven't negotiated with me at all."
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From the Staunton News-Leader:
CHRISTIANSBURG - The father of a Wilson Memorial High School basketball player is suing Virginia Tech Coach Seth Greenberg for $2.5 million amid claims his son suffered brain injuries nearly two years ago at a basketball camp at the school, according to a lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court.
The suit claims the young man hit his head on an uncovered wall less than three feet from the baseline at War Memorial Gym when he slid for a loose ball. There aren't many more details other than that, including what the extent of his injuries are.
There are also a lot of unanswered questions from the News-Leader's four-paragraph story. I wonder what kind of release the kid (or really, his parents since he was 15 at the time) signed prior to the camp.
Also, wouldn't the school be more at fault for an injury of this nature and not Greenberg? Any lawyers in the house?
This is a pretty strange story at this point and one we'll try to keep an eye on. Of course, it'll probably just get settled out of court and we'll never hear about it again.
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Surprising that they are specifically naming Seth as the defendant
Usually in a case like this they’ll go after the university itself because its pockets are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay deeper.
SOP
in a personal injury lawsuit is to name anyone even tangentially involved who might have recoverable assets or insurance. Seth almost certainly has both personally, and I believe VT would require that the camp itself carry insurance in order to rent War. Everybody gets sued, eventually one of the insurance companies pays out, hopefully the kid’s treatment works/worked and he’s OK.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
*rolls eyes*
Yes, lady, Seth Greenberg is personally responsible for your son’s “brain injuries”. Give me a break. Guess no more basketball camp anymore, which is just what kids need these days- more time away from sports.
This is not a big deal
No way this holds up in court. I was courtside in War when this incident took place. Gruesome scene, terrible accident for the kid. But this is not going to amount to anything against Greenberg in the end.
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by Casey Richey on Apr 13, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, this is pretty pathetic
Any kid who’s ever been to one of these camps knows how little involvement a head coach has with it. Yes, it’s his camp, and yes he sets it up. But again, anyone who’s ever attended one of these camps knows the coach shows up at the start of the camp when the parents are there, shows again at the beginning of instruction, maybe walks around the gym a couple of times and then passes the torch to his assistants. Also, it is the school’s responsibility if anyone’s. And I’m glad they waited so long on this too.
I'm pretty sure that
the cap on damages that an entity of the Commonwealth of Virginia can be found responsible for, i.e. pain and suffering or whatever this kid’s family is claiming, is $100,000. Seems like the university would be more involved than SG.
Before everyone
goes and says this thing is baseless, let’s remember that we don’t know the extent to the kid’s injuries and brain damage. This seems superfluous on the surface, but there are very, very few details so far.
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by furrer4heisman on Apr 13, 2011 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
An Update article
There are a few more details and comments by the kid’s lawyer. Not that I’m a schister or anything, but it would seem the standards quoted by the lawyer would not necessarily apply to War Memorial due to its age.
I feel for the kid and his family, but I don’t think suing for Seth for $2.5 million makes sense. I think this is a money grab on its most basic level.
What parent wouldn't trade
I’m with whobigal07, I mean it must be a money grab at its most basic level. What parent wouldn’t trade the lifetime health of their child’s brain for $2.5 million pre-tax? I mean come on! I’m sure there the majority of parents will agree with me. Damage your kid’s brain for the bank! I mean, its not like they are going to need real expensive lifelong care for the kid. There are plenty of immigrants willing to do this sort of thing and I bet you can pay them half of minimum wage and if they threaten you with reporting you to your states division of labor, just send them to Seth’s camp and get more bank! /s
Even if it were an accident and as one of the campers above stated,
gruesome and unfortunate, it ain’t a big deal
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