Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, L.P.

Filed 12/31/12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SMRITI NALWA, ) ) Plaintiff and Appellant, ) ) S195031 v. ) ) Ct.App. 6 H034535 CEDAR FAIR, L.P., ) ) Santa Clara County Defendant and Respondent. ) Super. Ct. No. CV089189 ____________________________________) Plaintiff, who fractured her wrist on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, sued the park owner for negligence in not configuring or operating the bumper car ride so as to prevent her injury. The superior court granted summary judgment for defendant on the basis of the primary assumption of risk doctrine, under which participants in…