Category: Sports Injuries

Yes, you can sometimes file a personal injury claim for a sports injury in New York, but the assumption of risk doctrine bars recovery for harms that are a normal part of the game. You may still have a claim when defective equipment, unsafe conditions, or reckless conduct caused an injury beyond the sport’s ordinary...

When your kids decide to participate in a school sport, you are usually required to sign a waiver that makes it clear you assume all of the risks that are inherently involved in sports participation. Yes, injury in school sports does happen. However, if someone’s negligence caused that injury, the waiver does not apply and...