The little book of fitness law

Fitness can be hazardous to your health and your wallet As lawyers know, the machines, aerobics, sports equipment, and myriad ways of hurting oneself that arise from the workout has resulted in a healthy amount of litigation. In this soon-to-be classic addition to the acclaimed ABA Little Book series you'll find an exhaustive array of heart-pumping tales from the workout world, including: Beware the Window: Working Out in a Crowd Failure to Warn: Using the Mini-Trampoline Clothing Optional Running: Or Not Svelte Swim Suit: A Competitive Business If you're a lawyer, a sports-enthusiast, or just a fitness-litigation freak, you're sure to get pumped-up on this competitive collection of knotty legal disputes arising from the physical fitness arena, and the courts erstwhile efforts to mend fences and compensate victims."

Treacherous treadmill : the duty to inspect equipment, Zipusch v. La Workout, 155 Cal. App. 4th 1281 -- Release of liability : not your typical sports injury, Benedek v. PLC Santa Monica, 104 Cal.Aapp.4th 1351 -- Beware the window : working out in a crowd, Pappalardo v. New York Health & Racquet Club, 279 A.D.2d 134 (1st dept. 2000) -- Failure to spot : a barbell tale, Sicard v. University of Dayton, 660 N.E.2d 1241 (Ohio 1995) -- Premises liability : the hazards of athletic machines, Forgang v. Universal Gym Co., 621 A.2d 601 (Penn. 1993) -- Medical emergency : defining the duty of care, L.A. Fitness v. Mayer, 980 So.2d 550 (FLA. 2008) -- Fore! : runners and flying golf balls, Mcguire v. New Orleans City Park Improvement Sssn., 835 So.2d 416 (La. 2003) -- Into a hole : the perils of jogging, Fritscher v. Chateau Golf/Country Club, 453 So. 2d 964 (La. 1984) -- Failure to warn : using the mini-trampoline, Richter v. Limax International, inc., 45 F.3d 1464 (10th cir. 1995) -- Clothing-optional running : or not, Mcguire v. State, 489 So.2d 729 (Fla. 1986) -- A little obsessive : the need to run, Fisher v. Parks, 618 N.W.2d 1202 (Ill. 1993) -- Tennis ball retrieval: a question of causation, Hueston v. Narragansett Tennis club, 502 a.2d 827 (R.I. 1986) -- Two-wheeled trouble : establishing product liability, Burns v. Cannondale Bicycle Co., 876 P.2d 415 (Utah 1994) -- Backyard basketball : a noisy proposition, Schild v. Rubin, 232 Cal.App.3d 755 -- Body check : an intentional tort?, Hanson v. Kynast, 526 n.e.2d 327 (ohio 1987) -- Svelte swimsuit : a competitive business, TYR Sport, inc. v. Warnaco Swimwear inc., 709 F. Supp.2d 802 (c.d. Calif. ) -- All in a name : protecting the ironman brand, World Triathalon Corp. v. Dunbar, 539 F. Supp. 2d 1270 (d. Hawaii 2008) -- Are you thirsty? : the sport drink wars, Sands, Taylor & Wood co. v. Quaker Oats co., 34 F.3d 1340 (7th cir. 1994) -- Trademark protection : distinguishing matters of parody, Nike, inc. v. Just Did It Enterprises, 799 F. Supp. 894 (n.d. ill. 1992) -- Consumer confusion: issues of infringement, Nautilus Group v. Icon Health and Fitness, 372 F.3d 1330 (fed. cir. 2004).