Nicole Bush... can she file a civil suit against USATF??

NIKE will buy her off behind the scenes to keep the heat away from its little USATF pet in Eugene.

You're joking, right? Yours might be the post of the day. LOL.

No this shits for real. She'd have a case.

I doubt she'd get very far with a case. She would first have to prove that she broke her foot at that steeple. Then she'd have to prove that an extra 3" drop could have caused it. This would probably be medically and practically impossible to prove. Fact is, the break was probably already there and it just happened to show up during this race.

a huge clown wrote:

You're joking, right? Yours might be the post of the day. LOL.

Hey clown - Who are you writing about? The original poster who asked a legitimate question? or the first responder who gave an interesting answer

How do you get from point A to point B?

on your feet. and now her foot is broken do to ineptitude of meet officials.

Could the person who didnt make the final sue?

Anyone can sue.

Winning the suit is another matter.

Idiot, get a clue. Can you read?: "I doubt she'd get very far with a case. She would first have to prove that she broke her foot at that steeple. Then she'd have to prove that an extra 3" drop could have caused it. This would probably be medically and practically impossible to prove. Fact is, the break was probably already there and it just happened to show up during this race."

Im no lawyer and i wasnt responding to you

Yeah I don't think she could succesfully bring a civil suit against USTAF because realistically they are not legally obligated to follow the specifications of the sport... now before jumps all over me for saying this I am simply trying to say that I don't think the regulations surrounding the way you play a sport makes anyone legally culpible to follow those regulations. Beyond the practical difficulties of proving the extra inches added to the jump caused the break, the fact was that everyone ran with the same height and no one else got injured thus the challenge posed by the added height is both nominally safe and there was no discrimination or specific difficulty targeted at Nicole or any of the other runners.. so I think it is unlikely she would be succesful.

That being said I would be pissed but I wouldn't raise a stink about it, would probably come off as being a poor loser and not do well for her future career. best to get angry and than let it go and recoup

Wondering If Its True wrote:

Idiot, get a clue. Can you read?: "I doubt she'd get very far with a case. She would first have to prove that she broke her foot at that steeple. Then she'd have to prove that an extra 3" drop could have caused it. This would probably be medically and practically impossible to prove. Fact is, the break was probably already there and it just happened to show up during this race."

Actually, with the facts I see, this is a very winnable case. Remember in civil court the standards for guilt are not the same as criminal court. Nicole was

diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of the cuboid bone in her right foot. A case can easily be made, that it would have been near impossible for her to run the distance she did, at the pace she ran for so long, if she entered the race with this injury. The video shows her falling, then her stride and pace were completely different. An expert can testify as to the additional force on the foot an extra 3" will make when landing - then multiply that by the number of laps. Also, Doug Logan, the chief executive officer for USA Track and Field, told The Associated Press he took responsibility for the mistake and sought out Bush to apologize and offer assistance for medical treatment and rehabilitation - a great gesture, however, in civil court, the actions show a preponderance for guilt.

This is why their would be a settlement out of court.

If not, I would love to be the prosecuting attorney...and it would be great if "wondering if it true" would be the defense attorney

Oh, one final note...your thoughts were not so impressive that you had to post them twice

Is she related to George?

Wondering If Its True wrote:

Idiot, get a clue. Can you read?: "I doubt she'd get very far with a case. She would first have to prove that she broke her foot at that steeple. Then she'd have to prove that an extra 3" drop could have caused it. This would probably be medically and practically impossible to prove. Fact is, the break was probably already there and it just happened to show up during this race."

I find that very unlikely. I knew I girl this year who fractured her ankle landing wrong on it in the steeplechase. I think there is probably a record of these things happening in the past. All she would really have to prove is that you can break your foot landing on it wrong from a height of 36", from there she could argue that the improperly placed barriers threw her off and caused her to land incorrectly. I should think that would be fairly easy to prove.

Curious Chris wrote:

All she would really have to prove is that you can break your foot landing on it wrong from a height of 36", from there she could argue that the improperly placed barriers threw her off and caused her to land incorrectly. I should think that would be fairly easy to prove.

Really? And just how would you prove "fairly easy" that three inches caused her to land incorrectly, let alone break a bone that would not otherwise have broken had the barrier been 33"?

I should think that would be fairly easy to suggest but incredibly difficult to prove.

From the Register Guard (http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/sports/trackandfield/16233961-41/story.csp):

"And on the third lap, we had Bush running stride for stride with Jenny Barringer, the eventual winner. They hit the barrier almost simultaneously. Barringer raced on. Bush splashed down, going to all fours.

When she got up, she wasn’t limping so much as hobbling. And it’s reasonable to wonder whether she’d have been healthy today, hoping to punch her ticket to the world championships in Berlin, if she’d been jumping from the right height."