WATCH: Catherine Urquhart reports on the lawsuit the Vancouver Canucks and seven other organizations are facing after a 15-year-old was hit in the head by a confetti cannon four years ago.
The Vancouver Canucks are facing a lawsuit from a family who says their teenage son is permanently disabled after a confetti cannon fell on his head during a 2011 playoff game.
Davis Baynton was 15 when he attended Game 5 of the Western Conference final against the San Jose Sharks. In a notice of claim filed in July 2014, he says an air cannon that was firing confetti fell on his head after the Canucks scored in overtime to head to the Stanley Cup final. He suffered a brain injury, according to court documents, and has had post-traumatic amnesia and permanent physical injuries ever since.
The lawsuit names eight organizations, including the Aquilini Investment Group and Hollynorth Production Supplies, the organization that supplied the cannon.
In a statement, The Canucks appeared to put the blame on Hollynorth.
“This was a serious and unfortunate incident. Our immediate concern was for Davis’s health and well-being, which remain the most important considerations today. The safety and security of our guests is always the highest priority for our organization. We sincerely wish Davis and his family well,” said COO Victor de Bonis.
“The air cannons were supplied by a third party service provider. Immediately following the incident, the air cannons were removed. The matter is now the subject of a legal claim that is being handled by the service provider’s insurance and we are therefore not in a position to comment further at this time.”
For their part, Hollynorth says the cannon was installed correctly, but the Canucks altered it.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
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