Litigation
Nov. 24, 2015
Appellate decision to publish haunted house opinion spooks plaintiff lawyers
A case involving a patron who became too frightened at a haunted house will now carry legal weight
By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Throwing a scare into plaintiff lawyers, a state appellate panel on Friday published a decision finding patrons assume the risk of injury when they visit a haunted house.
Justice Gilbert Nares of the 4th District Court of Appeal expands in the opinion the primary assumption of risk doctrine, in which, "An operator of a business that provides a recreational activity posing inherent risks of in...
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