Appeals Court Sides with Kent State in Cheerleader Case

An Ohio state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment to Kent State University in a case where the school was sued after a cheerleader was severely injured after a failed stunt.   The court noted specifically that the assumption of risk doctrine could only be defeated by the plaintiff if she had been a non-participant.   The impetus for the litigation was an accident that occurred when a Kent State University cheerleader, Angela Crace, and her fe