New York Court of Appeals

Shawn Bukowski v. Clarkson University

June 5, 201219 N.Y.3d 353

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the plaintiff, an experienced college baseball pitcher, assumed the inherent risk of being hit by a line drive during indoor live practice, and that the indoor conditions did not create an unassumed or enhanced risk beyond those inherent to the sport.