Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 7, 2007
Unnecessary Roughness
Focus Column - By Anthony Label and Cynthia McGuinn - The assumption that liability for negligence in athletic injuries usually can be avoided by waiver is not holding up well in California courts.
By Anthony Label
and Cynthia McGuinn
Many young athletes - from basketball players to cheerleaders - suffer injuries while participating in sports. These tragic tales have made media headlines, shaken parents to the core and cut short the careers of vibrant young students. While working toward settlement in a recent case involving a cheer-practice fall that paralyzed a student, we analyzed liability as it rela...
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