The plaintiffs brought a motion to add the officiating referees and their associations as defendants to an action arising from a spectator injury at a high school football game.
The motion was brought more than two years after the incident, raising a limitation period issue.
The plaintiffs argued they only discovered the potential liability of the referees during the examinations for discovery of the existing defendants.
The court granted the motion, finding there was a live issue of fact regarding discoverability and no non-compensable prejudice to the proposed defendants.
