California Appeals Court Remands For New Trial Over Cheerleader’s Injuries

(April 6, 2020, 7:02 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on April 2 vacated a $2.6 million award to a woman injured while performing a cheerleading stunt for a film.  It remanded for a new trial against the production company, holding that the lower court should have instructed the jury on the primary assumption of risk doctrine (Kristin Elliott v. Connect the Dots Inc., et al., No. B290888, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3, 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2120)....

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