Family Lose Appeal Over Wrongful Death Lawsuit Verdict Against Vail Resorts The family who lost their wrongful death claim against Vail resorts in June of this year lost their appeal against the decision in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday. Related: Family Who Lost Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts to Appeal Ingalls and Conlin filed their original case in 2012, months after their 13-year-old son was killed in an […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 6, 2020 1 Comment
Northstar, CA Passholder Unhappy With Parking Charges Wins Court Hearing Appeal Against Vail Resorts A Northstar Ski Resort, CA passholder who was unhappy with the resort’s decision to charge for parking has beaten the resort’s appeal of his previous victory to have the cost of his pass refunded. Related: Northstar California Resort to Charge For Parking this Season Robert Grossman, Truckee, CA, took the resort to a small claims court in Tahoe City back […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2020 1 Comment
Family Who Lost Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts to Appeal The family who lost their wrongful death claim against Vail resorts in June of this year are set to appeal almost everything about the judge and jury’s decisions. Dr. Louise Ingalls and Dr. Steve Conlin, parents of Taft Conlin, say judges erred in several rulings and they have declared their intention to appeal those rulings and the jury’s verdict, which […] Avalanche SnowBrains | September 17, 2018 1 Comment
Woman Who Lost Leg in Collision with Snowcat at Mammoth Mountain, CA to Appeal Dismissed Lawsuit A woman who suffered catastrophic injuries in a snowboarding accident at Mammoth Mountain, CA plans to appeal to the California Supreme Court after she had her lawsuit against the ski resort dismissed due to the liability waiver she signed. Kathleen Willhide-Michiulis, 51 claims she has struggled to recover from the trauma of the incident seven years ago when she was […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2018 4 Comments
Court Rules Inbounds Avalanches are Inherent Risk of Colorado Skiing Last Thursday, a Colorado court ruled that avalanches within ski resort boundaries are an inherent risk of skiing in Colorado. Furthermore, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled ski resorts do not have to warn skiers nor close runs, even avalanche risk is high. What does this mean? This means that ski resorts are essentially immune from being sued for claims related to avalanche related […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 17, 2014 1 Comment
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