Butt v. Equinox 63rd Street, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard F. Braun, J.), entered May 28, 2014, which granted the motion of the fitness club defendants (Equinox) for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Equinox established entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, in this action where plaintiff was injured while weightlifting at Equinox with an Equinox personal trainer. Equinox submitted evidence showing that plaintiff was an experienced weightlifter, that he understood the techniques involved and the inherent risks in the sport from publications, and from his…