A spectator at a kids hockey tournament in Richmond has filed a law suit, claiming she was hit on the head by a falling sponsorship sign.
Carmen Disiewich is alleging she has suffered injuries, short and long term, after the sign fell on top of her during the Ice Breaker Atom-Peewee Rep Tournament at Richmond Ice Centre last October.
Disiewich is suing the City of Richmond, which runs the facility, the Richmond Jets Minor Hockey Association - which ran the tournament and was a tenant of the building - and the Richmond Ravens Female Hockey Association, whose sign it was that apparently collapsed onto the plaintiff.
The woman, who is only described in the law suit as an “executive assistant/communications coordinator,” claims that, while attending the tournament at the Igloo Rink, “suddenly, and without warning, she was struck on the head by a falling sponsorship sign which had not been properly affixed to the wall at the Premises, resulting in injury to the plaintiff.”
In the suit, which was filed at the end of March, Disiewich alleges that the accident was caused by negligence and/or a breach of duty of the defendants.
As a result of the accident, the woman claims to have suffered several injuries, in particular: concussion and related post-concussion syndrome; headaches; pain and injury to neck; pain and injury to shoulders; pain and injury to upper back; pain and injury to mid-back; pain and injury to lower back; sleep disruption and psychological injury.
Those injuries, according to the suit, have “caused and continue to cause the plaintiff pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, permanent physical disability, loss of physical, mental and emotional health, loss of earnings, past and prospective, loss of competitive advantage, loss of opportunity to earn income, loss of income earning capacity, and a shortened working life.”
Also, she claims that the injuries have resulted in expenses for medical treatment, with Disiewich continuing to undergo medical care.
She is claiming general damages, special damages, loss of past income and past earning income opportunity and future loss of income earning capacity, as well as the past and future costs of health care services.
None of the allegations have been proven in court and none of the defendants have replied to the law suit.
They have 21 days upon receipt of the suit to reply.
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