Case Examines Whether Football Player Assumes the Risk of Injury in the Off-Season

By Courtney Dunn, of Segal McCambridge When infant plaintiff agreed to play for Smithtown High School East’s varsity football team, it is undisputed that he assumed the risks inherent to the game of football. However, the question as to whether he assumed the risk of injury during off-season weightlifting with his team has sparked some controversy. Infant plaintiff’s mother commenced an action against Smithtown High School East (Annitto v. Smithtown Cent. Sch. Dist., 2022 N.Y. App. Div