60 year old Man sues 8 year old Child....

I would.  If you get hit by a car driven by a 16 year old, who do you sue?  Same situation.

I love how the mom says the kid couldn't have been going more than 10mph.  I know I wouldn't want to get hit by a 50 pound object at 10mph.

It's not the same situation at all.

My eldest son just got certified with the National Ski Patrol.  He started patrolling this week.  One thing they stressed in his training was following protocol to help keep from being sued.

You go skiing, you take a risk.  It's voluntary.

I hope they end up making him pay for court costs.

Yea.

Two years ago my son and I were skiing in the Poconos. (same son who just got certified with the National Ski Patrol)

We were riding up a quad with another Dad and his son. We had never met. The guy and I were in the middle, and were talking about getting older and the problem of injuries when you're older. He also told me how this was his son's first time out on a snowboard, and that he was having a lot of trouble with it.

We come to the end of the lift and start to get off. The kid falls flat on his face. He kicks the legs out from under his Dad. The guy slams into me and knocks me down. I catch myself using the same arm I severely dislocated a few years earlier.

Whamo, shoulder injury getting off a ski lift.

But I chose to be there. No one forced me. And little kids who don't have control over their snowboards are part of the package. So are adults who may be learning to ski for the first time and don't have full control.

There are a lot of idiots in the world.

whoa whoa whoa.... I haven't read the article, so don't know the details, and maybe this is a frivolous lawsuit, but..... a bit of a hijack

Are poeple really saying if you ski you assume all risks of getting hit?

I know a guy that was standing downslope, some yahoo came down waaay too fast and out of control, took him, out, broke both his legs.  I don't know if he sued, but are people saying that no matter what any other person does to you - i.e., skiing straight down a ski slope out of control -- the guy standing there is responsible for getting hit?  I hope I never have any of you on a jury of mine (unless i was a defendant, of course)

I've been skiing since I was 5 (35 years), snowboarding since 1992.  All responsible skiers/riders know the upslope person is responsible for getting out of the way of the person downslope.  I don't care if the person is making huge snowplow traverses, ya can't just hit em and say "well, you were skiing, tough on ya"

The sad thing is that people can sue for anything.  H3ll, someone could sue you for a post on BT if they wanted.  I agree that he should have to end up paying all the court fees... this is freaking frivilous. 

 Everyone knows you take risks when you participate in any sporting event.  You accept those risks when you do participate.

(Watch him win!) 

Yea I'd say so, unless there's criminal intent.

Reckless endangerment committed by a minor.  The same "he knew the risk" statement could be made for anyone cycling on a public thoroughfare.

Really.... wow..... So no one's ever heard of the concept of negligence? 

Same answer for driving a car?   Just curious.......

OK, but that's not what people seem to be saying -- see Don's post above, for example.  You ski, you lose, case closed (unless someone's trying to assault you, so I guess there can only be criminal prosecutions....).  I have no idea about what causes most skiing injurues (i'd say it's a 40 year old guy trying to go off sick jumps and blowing out their knee......).  If getting plowed while standing still is different, how abuot same situation, rank beginner, blue diamond slope, same uphill skiier but beginner is traversing.  Or an advanced skiier, same slope, nicely carving turns, same uphill skiier. 

Seems to be lines drawn here, I don't know where people are putting them...

That's it, I'm not posting on BT anymore.  In fact, disregard this post.  In fact, I'm really not who I say I am. 

I see your point, Chris. I'm not sure where the line is.

As far as a car goes, maybe the line is that it's ok if you're on a highway trying to get to work, but not ok if you're in a road rally trying to win a race.

What about in a tri?  What if a newbie takes you down on the bike leg because they make some bonehead move? 

You are not seeing this... I am not here... Ignore the man behind the curtain...

Relate it to biking.  You are on a bike trail cruising at 20 mph and a kid, teenager, young person makes a sudden move into you causing to you flip over the bike and separate your shoulder and destroys your bike.  Do you suck it up or should you take recourse?

I understand the intent of the OP and I don't like the idea of suing a child but if I was in the same situation I might do the same thing to cover my expenses.