Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Cuyahoga Falls in Natatorium Lawsuit
Michael Hawsman injured his knee on a swimming pool diving board at the Nat in 2006, and the family has been engaged in a lawsuit against the city ever since.
After six years of court proceedings, the family of Michael Hawsman scored a major victory in their pursuit to sue the City of Cuyahoga Falls after he injured his leg on a Natatorium diving board in 2006. In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court justices ruled Tuesday that a "state law granting civil immunity to local governments did not bar the family of Michael Hawsman from seeking damages ... ," reports the Falls News Press. The family claimed the diving board wasn’t properly maintained, which led to the injury. The city, however, said it was immune from such liability and cited a section of the Ohio Revised Code to back its case. The Summit County Court of Common Pleas had sided with the city, but in 2011, the Ninth District …
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Kay McIntosh
6:33 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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