PHILADELPHIA –
A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania last month has returned home from the hospital and his family is suing the league and the company that makes the bed Has.
Easton Oliverson, 12, of Saint George, Utah, suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain in a fall August 15 at a players’ dorm in Williamsport. Since then, he’s had three surgeries and battled a staph infection, family attorney Ken Fulginiti said Tuesday.
“He does not feel good. The more recent development after a third craniotomy is seizures. It’s been a long road,” Fulginiti said. Easton was hospitalized in Pennsylvania and Utah before his release last week, he said.
The negligence lawsuit that Jace and Nancy Oliverson filed in Philadelphia on Friday said there was no railing on the top bunk. Kevin Fountain, a spokesman for Little League International, said the league would not comment on the pending lawsuit. Williamsport’s Savoy Contract Furniture did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Easton, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team from Santa Clara, southwest Utah, fell asleep, Fulginiti said. The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 for the boy’s care, along with punitive damages.
“They really appreciate the support they’ve received across the country,” Fulginiti said. “But they find it difficult to focus on family. They have two other kids and it’s a lot.”
Jace Oliverson was an assistant coach on the baseball team while Easton’s younger brother, Brogan, was an alternate to take his place after the fall. Snow Canyon was eliminated after two losses.