A teen paralyzed after a fall during an Athens block party dropped his lawsuit against the organizers
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A young man who was paralyzed after falling from a roof during an Athens block party dropped his lawsuit against the event’s organizers.
Peercy attended Athens Fest held April 19, 2024, on Hocking Street. The fest, according to a flier, was promoted by Bricklife Entertainment.
A Facebook group named Peercy Strong, which is filled with posts about Peercy’s recovery, says that on that day in April:
“Braeden fell from a roof and broke his back in multiple places. He was rushed to the ER and later life-flighted to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. The day after his accident he had surgery to make the necessary repairs. Even though the surgeons made the repairs, Braeden was still left with no function or feeling in his legs or feet. He has a ‘complete spinal cord injury’ which means there is no communication from the brain to the legs.”
The lawsuit alleged that the defendants “allowed and encouraged” harmful and dangerous activities, and “failed to provide adequate, appropriate and/or necessary security and supervision to prevent injuries.”
The lawsuit was filed on April 15 but on May 18 was voluntarily dismissed by Peercy.
WOUB reached out to Peercy and his lawyers for comment, but did not receive a reply by the time this story was published.
Tommy Kaczkowski, the lawyer for Logan Senhauser, said that the dismissal shows “that my client unequivocally had no involvement in the matter, and that the Plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal was reflective of that.”