Date: 12-13-2013

Case Style: Family and Estate of Taylor DeWolf, deceased, v. Mt. Hood Skibowl

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Court: Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon

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Description: Family and Estate of Taylor DeWolf, deceased, sued Mt. Hood Skibowl on a negligence theory claiming that the Skibowl's Dog Leg run was labeled as intermediate when it was actually technically should have been considered as expert-level terrain, which was above the 17-year-old's skill level.

Defendant denied fault and claimed that the sole cause of the girl's death was her own negligence.

Outcome: Defendant's verdict.

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Comments: Editor's Comment: The disclaimers that are typically printed on lift tickets and the warnings posted by ski resorts make it very difficult for Plaintiff's to prevail on this kind of claim.