Fans sue Commanders for negligence after railing collapse at FedEx Field

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Fans sue Commanders for negligence after railing collapse at FedEx Field
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Four fans have sued the Washington Commanders and stadium contractors at FedEx Field for negligence after a railing collapsed following a game between Washington and the Philadelphia Eagles last season.

shows several fans clad in green spilling onto the ground as the railing gives out, just as quarterback Jalen Hurts is heading toward the tunnel.later wrote a letter to the team and the NFLA team spokesperson said at the time that"to our knowledge, everyone involved was offered onsite medical evaluation and left the stadium of their own accord."

"We’re very glad no one appears to have been seriously injured," the Commanders, then known as the Washington Football Team, said in the January statement."The safety of our fans and guests is of the utmost importance and we are looking into what occurred.”disputed the team's statement to ESPN the following week

. In the lawsuit, the four fans allege they were not offered medical treatment by team or security staff but rather told to"get the out of the stadium." The fans also allege in the lawsuit they were not warned or cautioned against leaning on the railing prior to its collapse, and that stadium authorities did not appropriately secure and/or maintain the railing.

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