New York State Appeals Court Affirms That Assumption of Risk Was Applicable in Soccer Case

A New York state appeals court has affirmed a trial court, which held that a young soccer player who suffered an injury while chasing a ball off the playing field assumed the risk of injury. It thus dismissed the claim of plaintiff Jonathan O'Toole.   O'Toole was “an experienced youth soccer player,” who allegedly was injured during a soccer game when his cleat became stuck in a drainage grate which surrounded the perimeter of and was adjacent to the high school athletic field upon whic