Tennessee Tech: Student Wins $7.2 Million in Suit Against Phi Gamma Delta

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I consider myself to be a pretty well-educated, risk averse adviser. I don't think I would have even thought that a slip and slide would be dangerous to adults unless I read what you wrote just now. It wouldn't have even occurred to me.

Even with a wooden ramp into a kiddie pool at the end? (Per the article)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Even with a wooden ramp into a kiddie pool at the end? (Per the article)

Yeah, that's where I was really shaking my head. The dangers of a Slip and Slide for adults aside (I didn't know that either), I can't imagine how anyone thought the wooden ramp and kiddie pool were a good idea.

And what a parent's nightmare -- the closer my kids get to college, the more that's the lens through which I read stories like this.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Even with a wooden ramp into a kiddie pool at the end? (Per the article)

Well of course that, but the article states the injury likely occurred before the ramp and the pool. It was a freak accident, but I guess the duty of the landowner to the invitee is strong enough to prevail here. Guess we'll all be paying higher insurance premiums this year.

[chi-o_cat]

If they were using the actual Slip and Slide brand product, there would have safety information on the box which indicated that it is not for adult use. But they could have just been using a big sheet of plastic, and calling it a Slip and Slide. Of course that doesn’t excuse them from the fact they were sponsoring a risky activity, it just might explain how they wouldn't have known about the issue.

The dangers of Slip and Slides to adults has been known and documented for about 20 years:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml93/93076.html