FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 19 Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law Gracias GuildNet. Off Week nycgo.com Broadway On sale now at Sept 21– Oct 4 Two weeks of amazing deals on the best Off-Broadway shows in the City! Certain terms and conditions may apply. Tickets are in quantities and are subject to availability. Ahora que mamá está a salvo en casa, mi trabajo es más seguro también. A medida que los padres envejecen, y en especial si tienen impedimentos visuales, el cuidado suele recaer en sus hijos adultos y sus familias. Con los planes de atención a largo plazo de GuildNet, los seres queridos pueden recibir la ayuda que necesitan para permanecer seguros en sus hogares. Y las familias pueden volver a ser simplemente familias. Llámenos. Hablamos su idioma. Llame al 888-722-4040 al TTY 800-662-1220 o visite www.GuildNetNY.org Advertorial TOUCH FOOTBALL Q: At summer camp, our next activity was touch football. The counselors were so keen to participate themselves, that they had not even given us alternatives. The game was being played on an asphalt parking lot, belonging to the school district. While running to catch a ball, I slipped on some sand. My father has learned that the school district knew that the city would use the parking lot for its camp, knew of the sand condition, and even understood that the sand could present a safety issue for us. A: Your participation in the game was not entirely voluntary. In addition, the active participation of the adult counselors unreasonably increased the risk of something going wrong. So the city will have a hard time if it contends that, by joining the game, you assumed, i.e. took on, the risk of an accident such as occurred. As for the school district, a landowner has a general duty to maintain its property in a reasonably safe condition in view of all the circumstances, including the likelihood of injury to others, the seriousness of the injury, and the burden of avoiding the risk. Where a landowner has actual knowledge of a recurrent dangerous condition in a specific area, it may be charged with constructive notice of each specific recurrence of it. It appears that district is liable, too – for failing to maintain that parking lot. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel. This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2015 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 • 718-738-9800 1750 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710 • 914-337-9800 1-866-927-4878
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