Waiver, Assumption of Risk Dooms Cheerleader’s Negligence Claim

An Ohio state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling to dismiss the complaint of a cheerleader, who alleged that the sponsor of a competition was reckless in failing to provide proper spotters during a stunt, which led to her injury.   Specifically, the court found that plaintiff Lindsay M. Wolfe failed to demonstrate the requisite “reckless misconduct” to defeat the sponsor’s motion for summary judgment.   The incident in question occurred on February 2, 2003, when