Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 347: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 107: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
In Gilliard v. Manhattan Nuvo LLC, New York’s Appellate Division, First Department held that the assumption of the risk doctrine did not extend to an accident at a birthday party at a hookah (a water pipe used to smoke...more
Grady v. Chenango Valley Central School District, 2023 WL 3102723 (2023) -Scholars wondered whether this doctrine would still be applicable because of recent New York cases stating that a plaintiff could be granted summary...more
Earlier this year, the New York Court of Appeals provided new guidance on the often-litigated assumption of the risk doctrine. That doctrine provides that a plaintiff cannot recover under tort for the actions of a negligent...more
On April 27, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Walter Wellsfry, et al. v. Ocean Colony Partners, LLC (A165175, April 27, 2023) affirming summary judgment for a golf course owner on the grounds that...more
In Willhide-Michiulis et al. v. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC, Plaintiff Kathleen Willhide-Michiulis (“Plaintiff”) was involved in a snowboarding accident at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, which resulted in multiple serious...more