Entertainment Venue Litigation: Why Experience Matters
Serious injuries at entertainment venues like Topgolf raise complex questions about the design, operation, and maintenance of these types of facilities. These cases require an understanding of surveillance footage, facility records, witness testimony, medical evidence, engineering issues, and expert opinions. When the injuries are catastrophic, understanding both how the incident happened and how it changed a person's life becomes critical.
Many firms may handle premises liability claims. Our experience comes from taking cases before a jury, challenging defenses, and securing significant verdicts.
Practice Focus
Potential Injury Claims
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Skull and Facial Fractures
Spinal and Neurological Injuries
Eye and Vision Injuries
Other Permanent and Disabling Injuries
Representative Results
Selected Verdicts & Settlements
Landmark $15.7 Million Jury Verdict Against Topgolf in Child Injury Case
Smith Foster King secured a landmark $15.7 million federal jury verdict on behalf of a child who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a golf club at Topgolf's Hillsboro, Oregon, location. Read More →
$15M Jury Verdict in Topgolf Injury Case Over Child's Skull Fracture
An Oregon family has secured a $15 million jury award after their nine-year-old son was struck in the face by a golf club during a birthday party at a Topgolf facility in 2021. Read More →
Smith Foster King Secures Second Multi-Million-Dollar Recovery Against Topgolf
Smith Foster King announced a multi-million-dollar settlement resolving a traumatic brain injury lawsuit brought on behalf of a young Oregon woman injured at Topgolf's Hillsboro facility, the firm's second major recovery involving the same location in a year. Read More →
Representative results include matters handled by Smith Foster King attorneys. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and merits.
How We Work
How We Build a Case
We have spent hundreds of hours analyzing Topgolf videos, facility evidence, witness testimony, and expert opinions. We have stood in the hitting bays, studied the facilities, and examined the circumstances that lead to catastrophic injuries.
Thanks to our experience, we have identified the evidence that matters and the questions that need answers. Depending on the case, we may work with physicians, engineers, scientists, investigators, and other experts to understand how an incident occurred and the full extent of our client's injuries.
We prepare Topgolf cases with trial in mind. We develop the facts, test the evidence, address the defense arguments, and build a case that clearly tells our client's story.
