Pennsylvania Personal Injury Verdict Causes Some Hunting Grounds to Close
In Pennsylvania, a concern about personal injury lawsuits may lead to some hunting grounds closing their doors to sportsmen. The development follows a recent jury verdict that held a landowner partially responsible for a stray bullet that struck and injured a woman. The landowner has since restricted his land for hunting use.
Concerned that they too could be held responsible in such an accident, other Pennsylvania landowners could follow suit. The Pennsylvania personal injury verdict may be the first of its kind in the state. Some feel that this is an overreaction, and are worried about the vitality of Pennsylvania's hunting industry. The jury decision could be reversed in the future, however, and even today there is legislation that many thought protected a landowner in just such a situation.