My son was injured in a sledding accident. He and his friends were sledding down the side of a hill in a City of New York park. The bottom of the hill is next to a street. So when my son went down the hill, he ended up in the street and was struck by … Continue reading Municipal Liability for Sledding
Category: Parks and Recreation
My granddaughter was injured on playground monkey bars. She fell off the bars onto asphalt. She broke her leg. Does she have a claim? Your granddaughter might have a claim. There are two possible theories of recovery. One claim could be for the hard surface under the monkey bars. A second theory of recovery is … Continue reading Defective Playgrounds
I badly injured my eye during a paintball weekend battle. A paintball had knocked loose my goggles and paint went into my eye. Do I have a claim? You may or may not, depending on two issues. One issue is the standard of care for paint ball parks. The second issue is assumption of risk. … Continue reading Accidents During Recreation
I was injured by a hunter upstate when I was accidentally shot while myself and my companions were camping out on public lands. Fortunately for me, the hunter was shooting buck shot, so I was able to recover from my wounds. My companions reported the incident to park rangers. The park rangers found the offending … Continue reading Intoxicated Hunter
I was injured while watching my daughter’s softball game. A foul ball struck me and I needed to be hospitalized. Can I make a claim against the City? Possibly. Municipal claims are always complicated with multiple levels of substantive rules and procedural rules that make it difficult to bring any case. There are different substantive … Continue reading Municipal Claims in Parks