Timeout! Referees Are Now Subject to the Same Standard of Care as Players in Recreational Sports

The reckless misconduct standard set forth in Ritchie-Gamester historically only applied to coparticipants in recreational activities. The newly published opinion of Lares now extends the Ritchie-Gamester reckless misconduct standard to the referees tasked with making real-time game decisions. In other words, a referee is now considered a coparticipant and will only be held liable when…

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Congratulations to Bruce A. Truex on Receiving Crain’s Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys Award

Secrest Wardle is pleased to announce that Senior Partner, President and Co-Managing Partner Bruce A. Truex has been awarded Crain’s Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys Award. This award recognizes outstanding leaders, and honorees are selected through a  peer nomination and editorial review process. In order to be selected for this award, the recipient must demonstrate…

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