Slam Dancing And Assumption Of Risk

In Schoneboom v. B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill, the plaintiff was injured when a slam dancer slammed into him during a performance. The court held that the plaintiff’s claims were barred by the assumption of risk doctrine in that he initially observed the open and obvious slam dancing from a safe distance and fully appreciated the risks involved, but still chose to move closer to the dancers.

http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_08160.htm