Court Finds High School Basketball Player Assumed the Risk of Injury

A New York state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court dismissing the claim of a high school basketball player, who sued his school district after he suffered an injury on the court. In so ruling, the appeals court agreed with the lower court that he plaintiff assumed the risk of injury.   The court was also unwilling to entertain, in opposition to the school district’s motion for summary judgment, “a new or materially different theory of recovery against a party from t