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Unwritten rules of surfing etiquette are not rules of surfing. When you see other surfers breaking those rules all the time, you can’t complain when you are injured by someone breaking the rules.

Olson v. Saville, 2d Civ. B324465 (Cal. App. Jan 17, 2024)

State: California; California Court of Appeals, Second District, Sixth Division

Plaintiff:

For a review of this decision see: Surfboarder who cut off another Surfboarder already in the wave is protected by the defense of Primary Assumption of the Risk

Olson v. Saville, 2d Civ. B324465 (Cal. App. Jan 17, 2024)

MARK OLSON, Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
PATRICK SAVILLE, Defendant and Respondent.

2d Civ. No. B324465

California

Plaintiff was part of a team-building group for her school/employer, she fell off the balance beam and sued for her injuries.

Hazen v. Woodloch Pines Resort, Civil Action 3:21-cv-00174 (M.D. Pa. Feb 16, 2024)

State: Pennsylvania, United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Plaintiff: Erin Hazen

Defendant: Woodloch Pines Resort d/b/a Woodloch Pines, et al

Plaintiff

ERIN HAZEN, Plaintiff,
v.
WOODLOCH PINES RESORT d/b/a WOODLOCH PINES, et al., Defendants.

Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-00174

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

February 16, 2024

MEMORANDUM
(SAPORITO, M. J.)
Woodloch Pines Resort (“Woodloch”) is an all-inclusive family resort located in Pike County, Pennsylvania. Since the 1990s, it has offered corporate team building activities on

Bonnen v. Pocono Whitewater, Ltd., Civil Action 3:20-cv-01532 (M.D. Pa. Sep 17, 2021)

CAROLINE BONNEN, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
POCONO WHITEWATER, LTD., Defendant.

Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-01532

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

September 17, 2021

MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR., U.S. Magistrate Judge.
This diversity action is before the court on the defendant’s motion

If you are on Federal land or Federal water making money you have to have a Federal Permit

United States v. Warman, 23-MJ-02-EBA, Violation 1062808 (E.D. Ky. Mar 15, 2023)

State: Kentucky; United States District Court, E.D. Kentucky, Northern Division

Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant: HEATHER WARMAN
Plaintiff Claims:
Defendant Defenses: She did not