Wisconsin pays $85K to settle suit over death of ABC Sports cameraman who fell at stadium

Wisconsin settles suit over ABC cameraman’s death

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of an ABC Sports cameraman who died after falling off a platform at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

The state Department of Justice says the settlement, which was reached last month, ends years of litigation between state lawyers and family members of the late Harold Umansky of Davie, Fla.

Umansky suffered head injuries after falling eight feet from a platform while installing a camera before a football game between Wisconsin and Iowa in 2003. He died days later.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in July that the stadium’s facilities director could be held liable for failing to comply with safety rules that required the platform to have a railing.