Court Explores Question of Whether a Failure to Reduce ‘a Sport’s Inherent Risks’ Is the Same as ‘Increasing those Risks’

A federal judge from the Central District of California has dismissed with prejudice an amended complaint filed by the mother of a water polo player, who alleged that USA Water Polo was liable for negligence and a breach of voluntary undertaking for returning her to competition too soon after suffering a concussion.   In so ruling, the court found that the plaintiff, Alice Mayall, failed to show that the defendant had done enough to protect players against injuries that might occur from ret