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Golf and the Law
Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series provides readers with in-depth discussions of the latest golf-related legal issues. Overall, these discussions center on the idea that golf by its very nature is a sport whose many interwoven components often lead directly into legal disputes.
What is Hole-in-One Insurance?
For centuries, golfers all over the world have tried to accomplish the elusive hole-in-one that is usually more based on luck than skill. Some leave victorious, while most leave defeated. The walk to the 19th green in the clubhouse after a round can be one of misery,...
Golf and the Law: Family of Autistic Teenager Killed in Golf Cart Crash Receives $7.5 Million Settlement
Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series, which focuses on the sport’s litigious nature by analyzing a variety of golf-related legal issues. In prior posts, our blog has covered a race discrimination lawsuit filed against a Pennsylvania golf...
What Are COVID-19 Waivers and How Are They Impacting Professional Golf?
So far this summer, Coffman Law’s “Golf and the Law” blog series has provided readers with in-depth discussions of the latest golf-related legal issues. Overall, these discussions have centered on the idea that golf by its very nature is a sport whose many interwoven...
Black Women Sue Pennsylvania Golf Course Alleging Race, Gender Discrimination
As we discussed in our first post of the “Golf and the Law” blog series, golf has gained a reputation as one of the most litigious sports in the country. In today’s blog, we focus on a collection of related race and gender discrimination lawsuits stemming from a...
Fan Pushed While Taking “Selfie” Sues Tiger Woods, Caddie Joseph LaCava
Today, we focus on a recent lawsuit filed by a fan against golf legend Tiger Woods and his caddie, Joseph LaCava. In this case, a spectator at the Valspar Golf Tournament in 2018 attempted to take a “selfie” with Woods in the background, but LaCava allegedly pushed...
