Idaho Supreme Court Sends Sun Valley Resort Wrongful Death Case To Trial The Idaho Supreme Court recently overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, for negligence in the death of 65-year-old Stewart ‘Stu’ Milus, who died in 2019 after colliding with a snowgun on Lower River Run. The Court’s ruling sends the lawsuit to trial, where a jury will decide whether or not Sun Valley was responsible […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | January 8, 2024 0 Comments
Colorado Supreme Court Rules on In-Bound Avalanche Liability When skiing in-bounds, you probably aren’t thinking about the potential of a deadly avalanche – resorts take care of that, right? But in a single day in 2012, two men died in avalanches IN BOUNDS on open trails in Colorado. Taft Conlin from Eagle County, only 13-years old, died in a snowslide on the Prima Cornice trail at Vail. Christopher Norris, a 28-year old father of two, was buried in a slide within the ski area at Winter Park. Both tragic deaths spurred lawsuits, and the Colorado […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | March 23, 2015 3 Comments
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