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Defense Digest On the Pulse ... Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Amusements, Sports & Entertainment Practice Group By Lary I. Zucker, Esq. & G. Mark Thompson, Esq.*Marshall, Dennehey's Amusement, Sports & Entertainment Practice Group is nationally recognized. The firm's clients are involved in virtually every aspect of the broad field of amusement, sports and entertainment, from theme parks, water parks, and professional sports teams to small carnivals and local skating centers. Litigators in our practice group have made amusement, sports and entertainment a principal focus of their practice for over 30 years. Our litigators publish and lecture frequently in their areas of concentration and provide commentary in the print and broadcast media on breaking legal stories. Our involvement in standards development provides us with advance information on emerging standards and legal requirements for our amusement clients. Our attorneys are members of industry, trade, and professional organizations, including the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA), the National Association of Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO), the Ice Skating Institute of America (ISIA), the New Jersey Amusement Association (NJAA), the Pennsylvania Amusement Park Association (PAPA), the World Waterpark Association (WWA), the International Recreational Go-Kart Association (IRGA), the American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) F24 Committee on Amusement Rides and Devices, and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA). Many of the lawyers in our group have positions of leadership in the amusement, sports and entertainment industry. Counsel to the New Jersey Amusement Association Of special importance to us is our close relationship with our clients, including the owners and operators of amusement parks, water parks, carnivals, bowling alleys, and roller skating rinks, both large and small. Indeed, when there is a serious accident or injury to a patron or employee, our clients call us immediately to help coordinate the accident investigation, preserve evidence, deal with investigating agencies, and help keep a crisis from becoming a catastrophe. The Amusement, Sports & Entertainment Practice Group is unique in many ways that distinguish us from our peers. An important asset to our litigation group has been membership in the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association, Inc. (IALDA), a network of defense counsel and insurance professionals who concentrate their practices in the sports and entertainment field. IALDA members communicate confidentially regarding expert witnesses and other defense resources throughout the United States and Canada. Our attorneys have played an innovative role in the development of risk management guidelines and national insurance programs for a number of amusement industries, including the roller skating and bowling industries. The attorneys in our practice group are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida, and Ohio. For further information or referral, contact Lary Zucker, Ralph Bocchino, or Mark Thompson. Professional and University sports teams clients of the firm include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, stadiums and arenas in the Pittsburgh/West Virginia area, as well as universities, including Villanova, Temple, LaSalle, St. Joseph's and Lehigh. Youth sport organizations are among our clients, including little league baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, as well as their affiliated organizations, coaches, clubs, schools, townships, and landowners who are indemnified under contracts and insurance policies. Amusement parks, theme parks, and water parks, including Busch Entertainment Corporation, Premier Parks/Six Flags Great Adventure, Dutch Wonderland, Sesame Place, Clementon Lake Amusement Park, Keystone Racetrack, Reithoffer Shows, Vivona Amusements, Inc., Majestic Midway, Morey Organization, Wonderland Pier, Gillian's Island, Funtown Pier, and Fantasy Island are clients of the firm. Local amusement facilities are counted among our clients, including United Skates of America, Young's Skating Center, Palace Skating Center, South Amboy Arena, The Rink in Montvale, Cornwells Roller Skating Center, Parkway Skating Center, Marple Sports Arena Corp., Circus Time Amusement and Entertainment, and The Falls. Insurance companies and brokers, including ACE, TIG, K&K, American Specialty, Essex, Markel, Haas & Wilkerson, H&W Risk Management, Clarendon Insurance, AON, Entertainment Brokers International and Marsh, have entrusted us with their sports, entertainment and amusement claims. Entertainment and nationally know performers, including the comedian Gallagher, the musical group The Who, and Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, are clients of this group. We have also represented a number of local actors, acts and musical groups, as well as their venues and locales for putting on their shows. We have not only represented these clients in liability situations in which fans and spectators claim injury, but also defamation, libel, and slander suits by and between acts and various organizations and guilds. Lary I. Zucker, Esquire Ralph Bocchino, Esquire G. Mark Thompson, Esquire
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