USE OF TWO-PERSON RESISTANCE BAND LEADS TO INJURY AND LITIGATION BUT DEFENDED BY A RELEASE/ASSUMPTION OF THE RISKS
Most health and fitness facilities have a variety of equipment available for use either through personal trainers or exercise floor...
David Herbert June 15, 2016Actions of Personal Trainers Which Heighten Risks to Clients May be Actionable
Two 2012 cases from New York highlight the fact that a personal trainer’s actions which heighten the risks to clients...
David Herbert June 15, 2016Nutritional Advice by Personal Trainers: Is it Legal?
Recent litigation as well as an examination of the practices of many personal trainers raises a number of questions about...
David Herbert June 15, 2016Personal Trainers Beware – A $14.5 Million Jury Verdict in Connecticut
In a rather startling and very recent case from Connecticut1, a jury has returned an extremely large verdict against a personal...
David Herbert June 15, 2016Emergency Response Tips for Personal Trainers
In the delivery of personal fitness training services by any professional to any client untoward events can and do occur. Lawyers...
David Herbert June 15, 2016
Regulatory Boards – Enforcement
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - June 2016 I was recently reading some proposed rules – more specifically – “disciplinary guidelines” and...
Richard Leslie June 1, 2016