Referee Can Sue Commission Over Boxer's Hiv, Bob Egelko, sfgate.com
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| Glax0r |
 Oct 26 2009, 05:03 PM
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Referee can sue commission over boxer's HIV Bob Egelko, Chronicle Monday, October 26, 2009 A boxing referee who learned after a fight that one of the combatants was HIV-positive can sue the State Athletic Commission for negligence, a state appeals court has ruled. More News The commission has a legal duty to make sure all licensed professional boxers have tested negative for the AIDS virus, as well as hepatitis-B and hepatitis-C, before entering the ring and can be sued for allowing an infected person to fight, the Fourth District Court of Appeal in San Bernardino said Friday. The ruling reinstated a suit by veteran referee Ray Corona Sr., who officiated a June 2005 bout in San Bernardino County. A week later, Corona said, he got a letter from the commission saying one boxer's test results had come in only after the fight and that Corona may have been exposed to the virus. The letter, quoted by the court, encouraged Corona to be tested and advised him to "think about what might happen if, before you receive your test results, you engage in activities in which you might transmit one of those diseases to someone else." Damages sought for distress Corona and his wife, Arlene, who joined him in the lawsuit, were both distraught, having been unaware of any need to protect themselves from infection, said their lawyer, John C. Burton. He said they had both tested negative. Their suit seeks damages for emotional distress. The ruling did not identify the boxer. A Superior Court judge dismissed the suit in 2007, saying the state is immune from damages for any decision to grant or deny a professional license. But the appeals court said testing boxers for HIV before fights is not a discretionary decision, like issuing a license, but a legal mandate. State law requires that the commission get negative test results from boxers at annual license renewals and before any fight that takes place at least 180 days after the previous test, the court said. The law "immunizes only discretionary decisions, not mandatory actions," said Justice Manuel Ramirez in the 3-0 ruling. Burton said the athletic commission had responded coldly to Corona's complaint and had never made any effort to resolve it. He said Corona is still a referee. Commission's response Commission spokesman Luis Farias declined to comment on the ruling, saying officials hadn't reviewed it yet. But he said the commission "recently has made a number of improvements to help prevent such occurrences." He said the doctor at a boxer's prefight weigh-in and the event supervisor "both review the medical records so that athletes are protected."
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| ROCKYMARSHMELLOW |
Oct 26 2009, 05:47 PM
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On the never ending quest for more cowbell Group: DP VIP Posts: 19461 Joined: 11-September 05 Member No.: 27588 |
Bazooks wasn't lying after all, he really does box. :lol:
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| Jon Saxon |
Oct 26 2009, 07:16 PM
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DogPound V.I.P. Group: DP VIP Posts: 1975 Joined: 1-August 06 Member No.: 46751 |
Yeah 'The Lovebox'
-------------------- forums.doghouseboxing.com/index.php...pic=141867&st=0
"Bazooka is a dohgnut Icer."  MELVIN AKA Sexyboy692 THE BEAST
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| ROCKYMARSHMELLOW |
Oct 26 2009, 07:58 PM
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On the never ending quest for more cowbell Group: DP VIP Posts: 19461 Joined: 11-September 05 Member No.: 27588 |
QUOTE(Jon Saxon @ Oct 27 2009, 01:16 AM) Yeah 'The Lovebox'  Up the shitbox more like. :lol:
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