Lawsuit: Field Conditions Caused Injury
An Arizona school district is facing a $350,000 lawsuit filed by a high school football player who was injured in 2008 on a high school practice field. The lawsuit claims that Blake Garcia severely injured his ankle in September 2008 because of “deplorable” condition on the Lake Havasu High School practice field and, as a result, could not earn an athletic scholarship to college. Garcia needed surgery to repair the injury and four months of home rest. The lawsuit also states that the field’s condition has been the subject of previous criticism and litigation.


