Kozlowski Recreation Court Reports
2010
Recreational Use Immunity for Unimproved Ballfield
Davis v. City of Philadelphia. (Pa.Cmwlth. 1/13/2010)
2009
Obvious Fall Risk in Unsupervised Gym Retrieving
Basketball
Kaigler v. City of Bay St. Lous, Miss. (Miss.App. 6/30/2009)
Sex Offender Lifetime Prohibition from Parks
Unconstitutional
Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville (Ind.App. 6/9/2009)
Lewd Solicitation Arrest in Public Park
Unconstitutional
McCumons v. Marougi (E.D. Mich. 5/26/2009)
Weapons in Vehicle Probable Cause of NPS Search
United States v. Sherman (E.D. Va.. 5/15/2009)
No Constitutional Right to Hit Golf Balls in Public Park
Kim v. City of Federal Way (W.D. Wash.. 5/6/2009)
Secondhand Smoke Asthmatic Not Disabled Under Federal
Law
DeCastro v. Lahood (E.D. Wash.. 4/21/2009)
NEPA Challenge to Lifting Gun Ban in National
Parks
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence v. Salazar (U.S. Dist. Ct. D.C..
3/19/2009)
Prompt 911 Call for Health Club Cardiac Victim
Brown v. Atlas-Kona Kai, Inc. (Cal.App. 3/18/2009)
Instructor Duty to Avoid Unnecessary or Unanticipated
Force
Bernstein v. Powerhouse Gym of Metarie, Inc. (La.App. 2/25/2009)
Collision with Player Inherent Risk in Officiated
Softball Game
LeBoeuf v. LeCompte (La.App. 2/13/2009)
Revoking Public Pool Pass Requires Due Process
Kennedy v. City of Cincinnati (S.D. Ohio 1/12/2009)
2008
Parent Can Not Waive Child's Commercial
Recreation Claim
Kirton v. Fields (Fla. 12/11/2008)
Health Club Waiver Unenforceable for Pool Safety
Negligence
Slowe v. Pine Creek Court Club, Inc. (Del. Sup. Ct.. 12/4/2008)
Park Wildflower Display Not Protected Artwork
Kelley v. Chicago Park District (N.D. Ill. 9/29/2008)
"Group Feeding" Park Ordinance
Unconstitutional
First Church of the Vagabonds v. City of Orlando (M.D. Fla.
9/26/2008)
Immunity for
"Trivial" Trail Defect in National Monument
Lynch v. United States (Dist. Ariz.. 9/5/2008)
Reasonable
Accommodations Requires Employer's Knowledge
Foster v. City of Oakland (N.D Cal. 8/5/2008)
Immunity for Tree
Hazard in Glacier National Park
Moon v. United States (E.D. Wash. 8/4/2008)
State Park Rafting
Trips Unlicensed Commercial Activity
Summer's Best Two Weeks v. Pennsylvania DCNR (Pa.Cmwlth. 7/25/2008)
Playground Climber
Reasonably Safe Design
Belec v. BCI Burke Company, LLC. (W.D. Mich. 7/24/2008)
Recreational
Use Statute Immunity for Playground Surfacing
Swinehart v. City of Spokance (Wash.App.. 7/15/2008)
ADA Requires
Barrier Removal for Historic Property
Molski v. Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery LLC. (9th Cir. 7/9/2008)
Child Assumed Risk of
Drowning in Closed Pool
Rice v. Oak Investors II (Ga.App. 6/26/2008)
Festival
Ordinance Lacked Constitutional Standards
Comite Patriotico Cultural Puertorriqueno, Inc. v. City of Perth Amboy (Dist.
N.J. 6/26/2008)
Alleged Coach
Negligence in High Risk Gymnastics Move
Wilson v. O'Gorman High School (Dist. S.D. 6/26/2008)
Invitee Duty for Circus
Patron Fall on School Land
Yates v. Johnson County Board of Commissioners (Ind.App. 6/20/2008)
Private Rink
Violates ADA for Disabled Hockey Dad
Christman v. Tymaco, INC. (W.D. Pa. 5/6/2008)
Volunteer Immunity
Applicable to Softball Tournament Director
Bridgesl v. City of Carenco (La.App. 4/30/2008)
Prompt 911 Call
Satisfied Duty to Heart Attack Victim
L.A. Fitness International v. Mayer (Fla.App. 4/23/2008)
Work Opportunities
Nix Zookeeper ADA Claim
Brost v. Boise City Zoo (Dist Ida.. 4/23/2008)
Limited Duty to Protect
Professional Hockey Spectator
Sciarrotta v. Global Spectrum (N.J. 4/10/2008)
Obvious Playground Danger
Does Not Negate Duty
Grant v. South Roxana Dad's Club (Ill.App. 5 Dist.. 4/10/2008)
Hidden Office
Cameras Unconstitutional Search for Thief
Doe v. Dearborn Public Schools (E.D. Mich. 3/31/2008)
Broken Hot Tub
Transmits Water Borne Disease
Gallo v. PM Hospitality, INC. (Del.Sup.Ct. 3/28/2008)
Riverwalk Bridge
Obscures Condo's View
Merando Center Townhouse Corporation v. City of Mishawaka (Ind.App.
3/20/2008)
ADA Private Club
Exception for Boy Scout Volunteer
Rasmussen v. Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America, INC. (M.D.
Fla. 3/6/2008)
Participant Immunity
for Ordinary Contact Sport Misconduct
Karas v. Strevell (Ill.. 2/22/2008)
Immunity for Hazardous
Tree in National Recreation Area
Merando v. United States (3d. Cir. 2/20/2008)
Locker Room
Safety Cameras Illegal Fourth Amendment Search
Brannum v. Overton County School Board (6th Cir. 2/20/2008)
2007
Trip and Fall in Forest
Service Recreation Area
Chapman v. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
(S.D. Ind. 11/8/2007)
Participant Assumes
Risk of Injury Integral to Sport
American Powerlifting v. Cotillo (Md. 10/16/2007)
ADA Claim
Amputee Umpire
Schmitz v. City of Eau Claire (W.D. Wisc. 10/16/2007)
Sport Participant
Immunity for Volunteer Softball Coach
Sheskey Chrismon v. Brown (Tex.App. 9/27/2007)
Age Discrimination
for 50+ Fitness Program
Sheskey v. Madison Metropolitan School District (W.D. Wis. 9/26/2007)
Recreation Manager
Alleges Unconstitutional Patronage Dismissal
Ramos v. Pabey (N.D. Ind. 9/5/2007)
City Ban on Aluminum
Bats Constitutional
United States Baseball v. City of New York (S.D. N.Y.. 8/27/2007)
Director's
Employment Terminated after "Whistleblowing" E Mail
Burton v. City of Ormand Beach, Florida (M.D. Fla. 8/23/2007)
Disparity Between
Latino and White Neighborhood Parks
The Commitee Concerning Community Improvement v. City of Modesto (E.D. Cal.
8/20/2007)
Waiver in Health Club
Membership Valid and Enforceable
Moore v. Waller, 930 A.2d 176 (D.C.. 8/2/2007)
Errant Shots from Golf
Course Damage Adjacent Property
MEC Leasing LLC v. Jarrett (Ore.App. 8/1/2007)
Non-Residents
Charged More to Enter Public Beach
Kempner v. Town of Greenwich (Dist. Conn. 7/23/2007)
No Privacy Interest in
Private Stadium Pat-Down
Sheehan v. San Francisco 49ers, LTD. (Cal.App. 7/17/2007)
Recreational Waiver
Unenforceable for Gross Negligence
City of Santa Barbara v. Superior Court "Janeway" (Cal.
7/16/2007)
Enforceable Waiver
in Health Club Membership Agreement
Brown v. 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. (Cal.App. 7/11/2007)
Easement for
Recreational Access to Private Beach
North Sebago Shores, LLC v. Mazzaglia (Me. 7/5/2007)
Insufficient Notice
for Criminal Trespass in Public Park
V.B. v. State (Fla. App. 7/5/2007)
Recreational Use
Statute Applies to Trail Easement
Stephen F. Austin State University v. Flynn (Tex. 6/29/2007)
Equal Pay Act Claim
by Female Park Manager
Sims-Fingers v. City of Indianapolis (7th Cir. 6/27/2007)
Pat-Down Searches of
Fans at NFL Game
Johnston v. Tampa Sports Authority (11th Cir. 6/26/2007)
Invitee Shot
at Horse Show Unforeseeable
Bugg v. American Legion, Anderson Post No. 34 (Ky.App 6/15/2007)
Rodeo Spectator Injury
Not Inherent Risk in Sport
Goettsch v. El Capitan Stadium Association, INC. (Cal.App. 6/14/2007)
AED Not Customary in
Industry at Time of Cardiac Arrest
DeLibero v. Q Clubs, Inc. (Fla..App. 6/6/2007)
Recreational Use
Statute Immunity Applies to Grizzley Bear
Estate of Hilston v. State of Montana (Mont. 5/30/2007)
No Duty Owed to Child
Burned in Campfire Ring
Morris v. Texas Parks (Tex. App. 5/24/2007)
No Evidence of
Negligence in "Powerpuff" Football Injury
Darrow v. South Huntington School District (2007 NY Slip Op. 31297
5/14/2007)
Field Use
Policy Favors Residents
San Adreas Youth Soccer Organization v. City of San Carolos (N.D. Calif.
5/10/2007)
ADA Claim for Separate
Wheelchair Competition
Badgett v. Alabama High School Athletic Association (N.D. Ala.
5/3/2007)
Molestation by
Registered Sex Offender
J.A. v. Little League Baseball (Cal.App. 4 Dist.. 5/3/2007)
Drownings in State Park
"Whirlpool"
Cohen v. State
of New York (N.Y. Ct. Cl.. 5/2/2007)
Softball Field Not a
Nuisance to Abutting Property
Kaler v.
Hopkinsville Christian County Board of Education (Ky.App. 4/27/2007)
ADA Claim for Inability
to Lift without Assistance
Stockton v. A
World of Hope Childcare Learning Ctr.. (S.D. Ga. 4/20/2007)
Supervision
Duty for Youth Basketball Clinic
Schlee v.
Hoop Start Long Island, INC. (Sup.C.t Suffolk Co. 4/19/2007
Lifeguard Supervision
of Pool "Diving Sticks"
Blohm v.
Clark (N.C App. 4/17/2007)
Gender Discrimination
in Demotion of Aquatics Director
Joyce v. Chicago Park District (N.D. Ill. 4/16/2007)
Sexual
Harassment Claim Against Women's Soccer Coach
Jennings v. University of North Carolina .(4th Circuit 4/9/2007)
Pilates Injury
Assumed Inherent Risk
Thomas v. Broadway Pilates, LTD.(N.YSup. 4/6/2007)
Age Discrimination
Claim by Beach Patrol Captain
Muzslay v. City of Ocean City .(3rd Cir. 3/29/2007)
Evidence of Lifeguard
Negligence in Bay Drowning
Estate of Powell v. City and County of Honolulu (Dist.
Hawaii 2/26/2007)
No Constitutional
Rights Deprived in City Pool Drowning
Daley v. City Philadelphia (E.D. Penna. 2/7/2007)
Recreational Injury Not Job Related for Worker Compensation
Frost v. Salter Path Fire & Rescue (N.C. 1/26/2007)
Equal Pay Act Claim in
Parks and Recreation Department
McClinton v. County of Chesterfield (E.D. Va. 1/18/2007)
2006
Virginia Charitable
Immunity for Fall on Ropes Course
Kuykendall v. Young Life (E.D. Va. 11/7/2006)
Unforeseeable
Molestation by Volunteer Coach
Doe v. Church of St. Christopher (N.Y. Sup.Ct.. 10/10/2006)
Recreation Specialist
Not Disabled under Rehabilitation Act
Le Prevost v. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic
Preservation (S.D. N.Y. 9/29/2006)
Standard of Care for
Physical Education Golf Class
Hemady v. Long Beach Unified School District (Cal.App. 9/28/2006)
Private Patio
Encroaches on Public Park
Band v. Audubon Park Commission (La.App. 7/12/2006)
Concessionaire
Registered Trademark for Park Restaurant
Department of Parks and Recreation v. Bazaar Del Mundo, Inc. (9th
Cir. 5/24/2006)
Contact Sports
Exception in Martial Arts Demonstration
Bevolo v. Carter (7th Cir. 4/20/2006)
2005
Virginia Immunity for
Park and Rec Facility Maintenance
City of Lynchburg v. Brown (Va. 6/9/2005)
2004
Parks Worker
Depression Not Significant Impairment for ADA
Dean v. West Chester County Parks, Recreation & Conservation (S.D.
N.Y. 3/18/2004)