This paper analyzes sport and fitness malpractice suits in the United States and Canada, emphasizing the responsibility of doctors, along with some application to physiotherapists, trainers, or athletic therapists. The number of suits is felt to be limited but growing rapidly in both countries. The issues discussed include duty to patients…

This paper reviews aspects of Canadian and U.S. law related to liability and negligence of outdoor programs and suggests strategies for risk management. To prove negligence, an individual injured in an outdoor program must prove that the outdoor leader had a duty of care to the participant, standards of care were breached, actual injury was…