Practice point: A sports participant does not assume the risk of intentional or reckless conduct.
Students should note that the doctrine cannot be invoked when there is evidence of a flagrant rules violation unrelated to the way the game is played, and without a competitive purpose.
Case: Filippazzo v. Kormoski, NY Slip Op 06228 (2d Dept. 2010)
Here is the opinion.
Tomorrow's issue: Torts.
