$75,000

Case Details

A former cheerleader at Montville High School, who sued the school when she fell and broke her ankle while practicing a “pyramid” stunt, received a $75,000 out-of-court settlement. Our client fractured her ankle at an after-school cheerleading practice session. She was in a cast for four months, had surgery to remove bone fragments from the ankle joint, and used crutches or a cane to walk for another 4.5 months. The accident caused the girl to fall behind in her school work and forced her to quit her part-time job. We were able to show that the school officials were negligent when they permitted the cheerleaders to practice a dangerous stunt on a cement floor with no protective padding. In addition, the cheerleaders had been unsupervised while they practiced. Our research revealed several instances in other states where cheerleaders died or were paralyzed when they fell doing the stunt. In a pyramid stunt, the cheerleaders form a “human pyramid” by climbing on one another’s backs and shoulders. The top often completes the stunt by doing a flip off the top into the arms of the others.

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