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Article Date: September 2019
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Riddell Sued over Teen’s Head Injury


Scott Akins and his parents are suing Riddell and parent BRG Sports, claiming that a defective reconditioned Revolution Speed football helmet resulted in a severe brain injury which left him a quadriplegic. Akins was 17 and playing for his high school football team when he sustained a subdural hematoma from a hit. The suit alleges that the helmet’s design and the materials with which it’s ... Log in to view full article.

 


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