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State's high court says injured bobsled passenger can sue

It's too bad the guy has a broken back, but if he signed the waiver and did it willingly and knowingly, he should have no case. It's unfortunate, but that doesn't entitle him to $$$!

You have to know there is a good chance of something happening while traveling that fast on ice. It sucks to have your back broken but he knew the risk going in.

If the run or sled was in disrepair or the safety equipment not up to standards then that would tell me the company could be held liable. When you go to an amusement park if they don't do the safety and repair you can sue.

I certainly would have wanted to know about the 3 prior serious spinal injuries before I signed a release and went and let them break my spine. This type of risk needs to be disclosed before you sign the release and get hurt. Would you get on an airline if the same company had crashed 3 of its planes in the prior month? When you don't hold the company responsible who caused the injuries, it just gets added on to the tab that the taxpayers (you and me) have to pay. I'll bet they are investigating how these injuries occurred and are disclosing all of the risks now.