By Doyice Cotten
Matthew Rose rented a 2014 Polaris snowmobile from Summit Lodge. While approaching an opening in a wooden fence on the snowmobile, the throttle stuck on full-throttle and resulted in an injury to Rose.
The snowmobile has a thumb-operated throttle lever for acceleration;
By Doyice Cotten
In Chavez v. 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. (2015), Stacey Chavez was injured when the back panel of a “FreeMotion” cable crossover machine (“cross trainer”) struck her in the head. She subsequently filed suit.
By Doyice Cotten Waivers can fail to protect providers for a number of reasons. Often, they fail for being too narrow – for example, having the language fail to include the cause of the injury. Sometimes, however, the waiver writer attempts to be too inclusive and the waiver fails for being overly broad.
By Doyice Cotten
On December 14, Athleticbusiness.com ran an interesting story entitled Outdoor Gyms Gaining Popularity as Latest Weapon Against Obesity in which the author described a recent trend in the availability of fitness opportunities for adults.
