Injured Connecticut Cheerleader Sues Coach, League

February 22, 2011

The family of a Wilton, Conn. girl who suffered permanent injuries during cheerleading practice has filed a negligence suit against her coach and a youth football league.

The family’s lawyer alleges in the lawsuit filed in Superior Court that the 12-year-old girl’s coach and Wilton Youth Football permitted her and her teammates to engage in a maneuver beyond their capabilities.

The suit says in March 2009 the girl fell to the ground and broke her right elbow and arm after being thrown into the air by her teammates during a maneuver called the “bucket toss.”

Attorney Mary Ann Connors told The Connecticut Post the breaks resulted in the girl’s arm being “permanently fixed at an angle.”

The lawyer for the coach and Wilton Youth Football Inc. was unavailable for comment.

Topics Lawsuits Connecticut

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  • February 23, 2011 at 12:52 pm
    P says:
    You can file a claim with the school district's insurance in order to be reimbursed for all of your out of pocket expenses not paid by your health insurance. The school distri... read more
  • February 22, 2011 at 4:14 pm
    Sharon McEachern says:
    One single sport over the past 25 years has been responsible for more than two-thirds of all catastrophic sorts injuries to high school and college female athletes in the U.S.... read more
  • February 22, 2011 at 3:05 pm
    Ohio says:
    In Ohio, schools are not allowed to perform stunts in cheerleading. One would have to go to a club or rec center.

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