Appeals Court Finds Waiver Was Valid in Bicycle Race

A California appeals court has affirmed a summary judgment ruling for a defendant in a case involving a bicycle race participant's injury and subsequent challenge of the liability release he signed.   Plaintiff Michael Carpenter unsuccessfully argued, among other things, that the type in the release was too small and that certain sections were capitalized to draw the reader away from more important language.   Carpenter was injured on March 3, 2002, while participating in the Los Angel