Lang v. Silva

The instant litigation revolves around an accident that occurred on February 19, 1992, during the seventh race at Sportsman’s Park racetrack. During that race, the number one horse, ridden by jockey Danny Lang (Lang), fell, resulting in internal and external injuries to Lang. Following the race, Carlos Silva, the jockey of the number two horse, was cited for careless riding, disqualified from the race in question, and suspended from racing for five days. On February 18, 1994, Lang and his wife, Linda Lang, filed an amended complaint against Silva, Crown’s Way Farm, Inc. (Crown’s Way), Ronald…