Legal Opinion
Roane v. Greenwich Swim Committee
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 2004No. 01 Civ. 2254(CSH)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, Senior District Judge.
In this tort action arising out of injuries suffered by a swimmer during the course of a distance swimming event and a related rescue attempt, defendants move for summary judgment and to preclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert witness. Plaintiffs oppose these motions and cross-move for partial summary judgment to strike certain defendants’ affirmative defenses of waiver and assumption of risk. This Opinion resolves all these motions.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 8, 2000, plaintiff Stephen Roane participated in the Greenwich Point One Mile…
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