Court Denies Summary Judgment After Finding Resort May Have Heightened Risk

A motion for summary judgment brought by a ski resort has been denied by a federal judge in the Eastern District of California, who found that the resort may have heightened the risk for skiers by altering the terrain and not sufficiently informing them of the risk.   The suit was brought by Kirk Tuey, who was seeking damages for severe traumatic brain injury that was suffered in a fall while skiing at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in Mammoth, California.   The plaintiff and his co-wor