PORTLAND, Ore. (WKRC) – A 9-year-old boy and his family was awarded over $15 million in a lawsuit against Topgolf that claimed the company’s negligence let to the child suffering a “serious brain injury” after being hit by a golf club.
The lawsuit stemmed from an incident that occurred on Nov. 11, 2021 during a birthday party at the Hillsboro Topgolf location in Oregon, per documents obtained by local outlet KOIN. Despite being behind the driving range’s red safety line, the child was hit in the head with a golf club hard enough to suffer a “serious brain injury.”
“As a result of the impact, [the 9-year-old] suffered an open, depressed skull fracture, orbital roof fracture, cerebral hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury,” the lawsuit read. “His injuries required emergency neurosurgery, including implantation of three craniomaxillofacial titanium plates.”…