Legal Technicality Causes New York Acrobatics Instructional Waiver to Fail to Protect

By Doyice Cotten
Shana Guins, a 32 years-old woman who stood 5′ 3″ in height and weighed 180 pounds, was injured and rendered a quadriplegic during an acrobatics class. She was asked to bounce on a mini-trampoline and land with a forward roll.