Massachusetts Appeals Court Extends Recklessness Standard to Athletic Practices

By Mailise Marks, of Segal McCambridge In a recent reported Appeals Court opinion, Massachusetts extended the recklessness standard of care to apply equally to practices as athletic games, even in noncontact sports. The facts of the case are simple, plaintiff Brandt, a Sophomore on the 2014 Suffolk University softball team sustained a concussion during softball practice while retrieving her batting equipment.[1] According to plaintiff’s testimony, her and her teammates were participating i