Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in Assumption of Risk, Products Liability Claim

Jul 28, 2006

A California appeals court has affirmed summary judgment for a ski resort and a product manufacturer, who were each sued by a child skier after she collided with a snow-making hydrant.   The appeals court found, specifically, that the skier did not collide with the hydrant “because of its unnecessary location or orientation, but because she caught a ski edge, lost her balance and veered into the plainly visible and generally avoidable structure.”   As for the products liability cla
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