Westerville v. Cornell Univ

In Westerville v. Cornell Univ. (291 AD2d 447 [2d Dept 2002]), "the plaintiff, a mental health care professional attending a training seminar administered by the appellant, allegedly injured her left knee while being restrained by another attendee during a practice session designed to teach physical restraint techniques to control agitated patients." The Second Department ruled that the plaintiff was well aware of the risk of injury inherent in this dangerous training exercise activity, had assumed this risk of injury and, thus, was barred from recovery.