If you are looking for a way to kill your football league, call someone named Symere Woods of Philadelphia, PA.
About 5 years ago, his 15 year old son, Jamal, got demolished by another player. Jamal never really got the ball. When it came to him, he ran and the guy hit him, breaking his back and ribs.
What did Symere do?
He sued.
He sued the manager and many more people.
He said the manager--Leigh Bernstein-- hadn’t taught Jamal the proper way to run.(The coach said he had.) He said the League had the wrong kind of turf. He said it was everybody’s fault but Jamal’s.
And just over two weeks ago, he settled for $130,000.
If you’re looking for a way to feel good in this whacked world, you should call the Smith’s of Highland Park, IL. I think they’ve found it.…show more content… This year, Jacob, a quarterback, played in the first scrimmage of the season. While trying to throw, he pulled a muscle in his arm. He was out for the season.
And what did his parents do?
This is just an opinion, but I think it would be wonderful if people like Symere Woods and his attorney were going deep down in a submarine and discover new fish.
Here’s a coach who is volunteering his time to teach kids the dying game of football and what does he get for his trouble? A lawsuit hanging over his head for five years.
Here’s the local league--Lincoln Park-- trying to do something fun for the kids, at zero profit and thousands of migraines, and what does it get for its efforts? A lawyer of its own and a tugboat of paperwork.
What if little Jacob had thrown his muscle? Would she sue the coach who taught him how to throw? Anyone?
I called Mr. Woods but he never called back. I called his attorney, Jack Kaufman, of Seattle. He put me on hold a lot. “Parents keep calling wanting me to represent their kid,” he said.
