November 20, 2020

Doctrine of primary assumption of risk.

Pursuant to the doctrine, a voluntary participant in a sporting or recreational activity consents to those commonly appreciated risks that are inherent in and arise out of the nature of the sport generally, and those risks that flow from such participation. The doctrine encompasses risks involving less than optimal conditions on an irregular playing surface.

V.A. v. City of New York, NY Slip Op 06736 (2d Dep't November 18, 2020)

Here is the decision.