In the case of Kumar v Sevastos, 2021-Ohio-1885, the Eighth District Court of Appeals found that a soccer player did not establish sufficient grounds for liability against his opponent and the owners of the indoor athletic facility, and the case was properly dismissed.
The injured player argued that the opponent’s use of a slide tackle was reckless and the construction of the walls in the facility was defective, making both parties liable for the player’s injuries.
The Court found that as a participant in an indoor soccer league, the player assumes the risk of foreseeable injury that could result from a slide tackle and based on the player’s history at the athletic facility, there are no exceptions in this case to assign liability to either party.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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