There are some 'Assumption of Risk' factors that substantially lessen, if not
outright bar, the likelihood of success of claims that arise when you seat in the front row of a sporting event. Obviously sitting in the front row alone doesn't prevent a claim, but when a front row audience member is injured by a foreseeable cause (Like, say, a basketball player accidentally flying in to them), the chances of succeeding on the claim are very low.
Sitting in the front row of a sporting event likely falls under '
Implied Assumption of Risk' (
Express would be if the parties had an express agreement concerning the risks involved), one can argue that her injury was foreseeable and she assumed the risk just by sitting there. She would be
very unlikely to succeed on such a cause of action.