Court Determines that Waiver Violated Public Policy

A Connecticut state court judge has sided with a plaintiff, who sued a health club after she was injured in an exercise class, finding that the particular waiver that the plaintiff signed runs contrary to public policy.   Specifically, the court held that “any exculpatory agreement, which would excuse the potential negligence of the health club, would seem to be in conflict with the public policy of encouraging participation in athletics and other recreational activities.”   The pl