Recreation Law, published by James H. Moss, focuses on legal issues related to outdoor recreation and risk management. The blog covers topics such as standards and guidelines for wilderness medical care, liability and negligence in outdoor activities, risk assumption doctrines in sports like surfing, and the legal implications of safety standards in recreational organizations. It discusses how courts evaluate negligence claims in the context of inherent risks in outdoor sports and the role of industry standards and guidelines in litigation. The blog also addresses governance and leadership in outdoor and scouting organizations, emphasizing legal responsibilities and risk mitigation.
Anderson v. Rugged Races, LLC, 42 F.4th 955 (8th Cir. 2022)
42 F.4th 955
Jeanne ANDERSON, Plaintiff – Appellant
v.
RUGGED RACES, LLC; Dennis Raedeke, Inc., doing business as Wild Mountain Recreation Area, Defendants – Appellees
No. 20-3436
United States…
When the defendant learned of a problem was a critical part of winning this case.
Anderson v. Rugged Races, LLC, 42 F.4th 955 (8th Cir. 2022)
State: Minnesota; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Plaintiff: Jeanne Anderson
Defendant: Rugged…
College softball player struck in the head during batting practice. No negligence because a release stopped simple negligence claims and there was no proof of gross negligence.
Brandt v. Davis, 98 Mass. App. Ct. 734, 159 N.E.3d 191 (Mass. App.…
Ann Samolyk and John Samolyk, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
Dorothy Berthe, III, Defendant,
and Ilona Destefanis and Robert Destefanis, Defendants-Respondents.
No. A-16-21
Supreme Court of New Jersey
June 13, 2022
Argued February 1, 2022
On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division.…
Family sues after wife it injured attempting to rescue neighbor’s dog. Supreme court holds rescuing a dog does not qualify under the rescue doctrine.
State: New Jersey; Supreme Court of New Jersey
Plaintiff: Ann…
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area lied to the plaintiff about the training the employee in question in the lawsuit had received. The defendant ski area altered the records to make it look like the employee in question had received the requisite…
313 Neb. 218
KONRAD SINU AND LIDIA SZURLEJ, APPELLANTS.
v.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, APPELLEE.
No. S-21-959
Supreme Court of Nebraska
January 13, 2023
1.
Summary Judgment: Appeal and Error. An appellate court will affirm a lower court’s grant of summary judgment…
Age of majority is 19 in Nebraska. Student athlete was 18 when he, and his mother signed release. Release was used to stop lawsuit over injuries received as a student athlete.
Sinu v. Concordia Univ., 313 Neb. 218 (Neb. 2023)…
