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ARTICLE · 24 JUNE 2024

A Workout In Gym Liability

After completing an intense workout, you feel dehydrated and decide to walk to the gym's water fountain. On your way there, you slip and hit your head.

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After completing an intense workout, you feel dehydrated and decide to walk to the gym's water fountain. On your way there, you slip and hit your head. When you get up, you notice a trail of water leaking from the water fountain to where you fell. What recourse do you have?

How about a scenario where you are pushing yourself to break a personal best, but on that last rep, the old damaged safety clip you were using from the gym breaks. The bar tilts one way and you end up injured. What can you do?

The answer to the above questions is not straightforward and depends on numerous factors. For instance:

  • Whose responsibility was it to clean up the water on the floor?
  • Did someone at the gym warn you about the damaged safety clip?

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