Technology,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 2, 2022
Golf cart litigation on the rise as leisure habits change
“It is only a short step from the golf course to the courts. … The array of potential defendants includes the driver of vehicles, the manufacturers of the golf carts, those responsible for maintaining the golf carts, and the owners of the golf courses,” wrote Robert D. Lang in, “A Good Ride Spoiled: Legal Liability and Golf Carts.”
A California tribe has sued over a shipment of allegedly defective golf carts — and the revenue it claims its golf course lost as a result. The seemingly routine business dispute offers a glimpse into changing leisure habits and strained global supply chains in the COVID era.
“For many months and in the midst of a golf boom during the COVID-19 pandemic when its competitors were filling all (100%) of their available tee times, Eagle Springs...
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