Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine Bumps All The Way Up To Supreme Court

By Leticia R. Halas   The first time you try yoga, you will not be able to walk afterwards. After a paintball battle, you will get colorful bruises over your entire body. If you don’t know how to swim, you will probably drown. It is not rocket science. If you go to an amusement park and ride the bumper cards, there will be bumping.   On December 31, 2012, the California Supreme Court held that the primary assumption of risk doctrine as a defense is applicable to all recreational acti