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Business Law 12th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller ,Frank Cross

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1111530594
book Business Law 12th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller ,Frank Cross cover

Business Law 12th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller ,Frank Cross

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1111530594
Exercise 5
lanes, collided with another snow tuber, and was injured. Elaine filed a negligence action against Ragged Mountain seeking compensation for the injuries that she sustained. Two years earlier, the New Hampshire state legislature had enacted a statute that prohibited a person who participates in the sport of skiing from suing a ski-area operator for injuries caused by the risks inherent in skiing. Using the information presented in the chapter, answer the following questions.
Now suppose that the jury concludes that Elaine was partly at fault for the accident. Under what theory might her damages be reduced in proportion to the degree to which her actions contributed to the accident and her resulting injuries?
DEBATE THIS: Each time a state legislature enacts a law that applies the assumption of risk doctrine to a particular sport, participants in that sport suffer.
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