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7 Sports Facilities & L. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.hackneytwo/spfl0007 and id is 1 raw text is: July-August 2022 Volume 7, Issue 1 SPORTS FACILITIES How the law affects the sports facilities industry and the LAW The Chicago Cubs Sued for Alleged ADA Violations By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer he Chicago Cubs play home games in Wrigley Field. It is an old stadium that has undergone significant changes over time. The last project began after the 2014 season. But according to the Chicago United States Attorney's office, those renovations violate the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in mul- tiple ways. On July 14, 2022, it sued the Cubs and related entities, seeking damages, penalties, and a declaration that the renovation project violates the ADA, United States ofAmericav. Chicago Baseball Holdings, LLC, Wrigley Field Holdings, LLC, WF MasterTenant, LLC and Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC, Case No. 22 C 3639, U.S.D.C. N.D. Ill, Eastern Division, (7-14-22)). Background Wrigley Field is on Chicago's north side. It was built in 1914 and is the country's second oldest Major League Baseball sta- dium, after Boston's Fenway Park. It was originally named Weeghman Park, after its owner, Charles H. Weeghman, who also owned the Federal League team that played there. When the Federal League folded, Weeghman purchased the Cubs and moved the team to his stadium. The Cubs played its first game at Weeghman Park in 1916. In 1920 the Wrigley family purchased the team and renamed the stadium Wrigley Field in 1926. In 1937 the team began a series of improvements to the stadium, and that has continued See CUBS on Page 12 The Chicago Cubs Sued for Alleged ADA Violations The Li gation Surrounding Dunkin' Dona s Park Goes ante Lxtre-Innings; Connecticat Supreme Court Remands Case for a New Trial 1 1 SkI Resort's Defense against a Parry Injurea ourrng Transportation oy 5k Patrolman 2 Appeals Court: Basketball- Playing Plaintiff Assumed the Risk of Injury 5 Transgender Restroom Rule Blocked - Two Simple Alterna1 Exam n ng Pa ing Safety for Sport/Concert Venues 6 7 The Litigation Surrounding Dunkin' Donuts Park Goes into Extra-Innings; Connecticut Supreme Court Remands Case for a New Trial By Robert J Romano, JD, LLM, St. John's University - Rome Campus, Senior Writer unkin' Donuts Park, the home of the minor league baseball team the Hartford Yard Goats, was again named the best Double-A Ballpark in America by Ballpark Digest in 2021, previously winning the award in 2017 and 2018. However, the legal battle between the city of Hartford and Centerplan Construc- tion Co., one of the original developers of the park, has been anything but award winning. By way of background, in early 2015 the city of Hartford, then under the leadership of Mayor Pedro Segarra, hired Connecticut based Centerplan and DoNo Hartford LLC, both ofwhich were controlled by developer Robert Landino, to build the 6,120-seat ballpark. The building of this stadium was to be a key part of the planned economic revitaliza- tion of the city. Within a year, however, the project was millions over budget and months behind schedule. The developers got a small extension, but by the spring of 2016, it was evident that the park would not be completed in time for the begin- ning of the upcoming baseball season. In June of 2016, the city, frustrated with the lack of progress, terminated the contract with Centerplan, with a new contrac- tor being hired by Arch Insurance, the company holding the performance bond for the project. Arch Insurance subsequently filed suit against Centerplan, which prompted See DUNKIN on Page 15 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS (HACKNEYPUBLICATION 'YRIGE