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Peer reviewedLubell, Adele – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Questions to a legal expert discuss athletes' right to sue for injuries occurring in inherently dangerous sports. Proposed legislation could establish that injuries are assumed to have occurred from inherent risks, unless it can be proved that they occurred from defendant negligence. (SM)
Descriptors: Athletes, Court Litigation, Injuries, Legal Responsibility
