A fitness center injury lawsuit illustrates the importance of a proper risk management plan.

Attorney John Wolohan ([email protected]) reports on a fitness center injury lawsuit that illustrates the importance of a proper risk management plan.  John is a professor of sports law and chair of the Sport Management & Media department at Ithaca College. This article was published in Athletic Business in May, 2010.

As any administrator or employee involved in the sports and recreation industry will acknowledge, one of the most important tasks is to control or limit an organization’s exposure to financial risk — either through insurance or by taking corrective actions that mitigate risk. While there are many ways to reduce an organization’s exposure, one of the best is to develop a risk management plan. … Full article