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Foul Ball Plaintiff Can’t See that the Game is Over; Another Appeal this Week. Will Sanctions be Ordered for Frivolous Appeal?

By John Hochfelder on October 2, 2009
Posted in Assumption of the Risk

I know I was a bit steamed last week when I took sides against a plaintiff and her lawyers for suing seven different parties after she was hit by a foul ball at a Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball game while seated in a left field picnic area in the stadium. Here, I…

Lawsuit Literally Out of Left Field – NY Appeals Court Tosses Another Foul Ball Injury Case

By John Hochfelder on September 23, 2009
Posted in Assumption of the Risk

It’s got to stop at some point. Some "fans" are trying to ruin our national pastime – the game of baseball. Spectator lawsuits have  been going on for quite some time, as we discussed just last week, here. Now, there’s a brand new case and I’ll tell you all about it.

Look, I’m…

Assumption of Risk Doctrine Bars New York Sports Injury Lawsuits – Part 2 (Baseball)

By John Hochfelder on September 15, 2009
Posted in Assumption of the Risk

New York courts have long held that people taking part in a sport or recreational activity are deemed to consent to those commonly appreciated risks or injuries that are inherent in and arise out of the nature of the sport generally. In other words, most sports injury cases will be dismissed because of the doctrine…

Unusual Sports Related Injury Case Plaintiffs Failing to Win Damages

By John Hochfelder on March 24, 2009
Posted in Assumption of the Risk, Knee Injuries, Neck Injuries

In several unusual sports related cases around the country recently, injured plaintiffs have failed to win any damages. If we count "slam dancing" as a sport then the score is no wins, two losses and two ties (to be broken by trials down the road).

Loss #1: In Fry v. Jolly Roger Rides, Inc…

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