Fan Sues Dodgers After Being Struck By Phone Falling From Upper Deck

A Los Angeles man is suing nan Dodgers for negligence and premises liability, alleging he was injured aft being struck by a compartment telephone that fell from an precocious platform railing astatine Dodger Stadium successful 2024.

Wayne Alldredge's lawsuit, revenge July 13, states he was seated successful nan stadium's little level connected July 24, 2024, erstwhile nan instrumentality plummeted from nan platform straight above, hitting him successful nan head. He received stitches astatine nan stadium and later sought further curen astatine an Orange County hospital.

Alldredge's title specifications ongoing cognitive and representation issues, predominant headaches and dizziness. The suit contends nan Dodgers grounded successful their work to guarantee instrumentality safety, arguing nan squad should person installed netting, barriers, aliases screens to forestall items from falling. It further alleges stadium unit should person monitored nan area to forestall fans from placing items connected railings.

Alldredge is seeking astatine slightest $100,000 for past aesculapian expenses, positive compensatory damages. A Dodgers typical said nan squad does not remark connected pending litigation.

Earlier this year, nan Dodgers faced different negligence suit aft a North Carolina female sued nan team, alleging she was struck successful nan enarthrosis by an alcoholic BuzzBallz portion during a shot game.

Jennifer Wagner accused nan statement of negligence, according to a suit revenge complete nan incident. The suit alleged that a BuzzBallz beverage was “thrown, dropped, aliases different propelled” from an elevated seating aliases opinionated area supra wherever Wagner was sitting.

Wagner said nan portion deed her shoulder, causing contiguous pain, bruising and swelling and leaving her incapable to usage her limb normally.

"As a nonstop consequence of nan incident, plaintiff's planned four-day family picnic to Los Angeles and Disneyland was substantially disrupted and deprived of its intended enjoyment," nan suit said.

Beyond nan negligence claim, Wagner besides sued nan Dodgers for premises liability. She alleged that nan statement should person anticipated that serving intoxicant successful “containers tin of being thrown aliases falling” could airs “a foreseeable consequence of harm to spectators.”

She alleged nan Dodgers grounded to pass her and different spectators astir nan “dangerous condition” allegedly created by BuzzBallz astatine nan stadium.

Additional reporting by Graig Graziosi.