| Docket # | SJC-11188 |
| Date | January 10, 2013 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Negligence-- This appeal arises out of a negligence claim where the plaintiff was injured after jumping from a trampoline into a swimming pool and raises questions regarding the "open and obvious danger" rule. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court; Justice Mitchell H. Kaplan |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Dos Santos: Steven E. Ernstoff, Lisa DeBrosse Johnson |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Coleta: Mark F. Mahnken |
| Amici Curiae | Brazilian Immigrant Center; Brazilian Women's Group; Centro Presente; Chelsea Collaborative; Chinese Progressive Association; Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health; Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Association; Massachusetts Jobs With Justice; Metrowest Worker Center; Project Voice/American Friends Service Committee; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys |
