Appeals Court Reverses in Negligence Case, Finding ‘Ordinary Care’ Should Have Been Standard

A Michigan state appeals court has reversed a trial court, which absolved a youth football league from any legal responsibility for an injury suffered by a cheerleader. In sum, the appeals court found that the judge jumped the gun when it failed to consider whether the defendant could have prevented the injury by exercising “ordinary care.”   The injury occurred when Jessica Sherry tried to perform a stunt, called a full extension cradle, during “Spirit Day,” a camp for cheerleaders