Venue: Alameda County

Jury Verdict/Result: Settlement for A nuisance value

Case Name: Rodriguez v. California Youth Soccer Association, Newark Soccer Club

Client: State Youth Soccer Association and local soccer club.

Description: Plaintiff was severely brain injured (30 day coma) following an automobile accident while returning to the Bay Area from a defendant sponsored trip to a soccer tournament in southern California. Plaintiff was in a vehicle that was driven by a team mate in a caravan of vehicles supervised by the team's coach who was in a separate car. Plaintiff's vehicle became separated from the rest of the caravan and was involved in a serious head-on collision with a big rig. Plaintiff's claimed that defendants were negligent in their supervision of the caravan, in their supervision of the team transportation generally, and that defendants misrepresented the supervision of team transportation to plaintiff's parents.