Only in the 'Land of the great Suemo' (tip: it's not Japan), can stupid cases like this be brought to trial.
What's next - someone getting sued for making a student sweat, or messing up a student's hair? "Terrible folks, they even sweat in there - yuck!"
Story:
A woman whose nose was broken during a sparring match at a Long Island, N.Y., karate school was an experienced practitioner of the sport and had assumed the inherent risk of injury or "even death," a state judge has concluded in dismissing her lawsuit against the school and its owner.
Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Robert W. Doyle granted summary judgment to Empire State Karate of Smithtown and its president, Joyce Santamaria, dismissing a lawsuit filed against them by Carolyn Martezian.
In his decision, the judge denied a motion for summary judgment filed by a third defendant, Ralph Bertelle.
Bertelle, an employee of the school, struck Martezian in the face during a sparring match on Sept. 25, 2003. The injury required reconstructive surgery.
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