Mother Levels Wrongful Death Suit Against Helmet Manufacturer

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In a lawsuit filed Friday, Jeanine Smith sought financial retribution over the death of her son Andre due to a blunt force head trauma suffered on the football field. Smith was injured in 2015 when he was struck by another player during a kick return play. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, he was knocked down but immediately got back up again, and complained of a headache before losing consciousness. Smith never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead the following morning.

The wrongful death suit accuses Riddell, the manufacturer of the helmet Smith was wearing, of giving inadequate warning of the dangers of using the Revolution Speed helmet without making sure that the protective air bladders are properly inflated. The air bladders nested inside the Revolution Speed help to fit the helmet tightly to the player’s head. Investigators hired by the Chicago board of Education found that the air bladders at the crown and rear of Andre Smith’s helmet were either improperly inflated or unable to sustain air pressure.

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