Judge Holds the Preinjury Waiver Does Not Shield Ski Operator in Negligence Suit

A state court judge in Connecticut has declined to apply a “liberal” interpretation to a preinjury waiver, and found that a negligence lawsuit against a ski area operator can continue.   The impetus for the case was an incident that occurred on January 13, 2003, when Alexandra Laliberte, the daughter of co-plaintiff Suzanne Bull, sustained serious injury to her left leg while engaged in ski practice, as a member of the Glastonbury High School varsity ski team.   The practice took p