Roller Skater Assumed Risk Even If It Was Roller Derby

A Michigan state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s finding that a woman who injured herself while participating in the sport of roller derby assumed the risk of injury and thus “has no ground for complaint” against the facility or its instructors.   On April 30, 2007, Debbie Kline attended a class at the Rollhaven Skating Center, which was designed to teach her how to participate in the sport of roller derby. While Kline knew that the sport itself involved physical contact, s