The plaintiff sued a fitness instructor and gym for injuries sustained when an air-filled medicine ball bounced and hit her in the chin during a 'slam ball' exercise.
The plaintiff alleged the instructor was negligent for providing a bouncing ball without proper instruction or warning.
The court found that the instructor met the standard of care, having provided adequate verbal and visual instructions, and that using an air-filled ball was consistent with industry standards.
The action was dismissed, with the court concluding the plaintiff was the author of her own misfortune.
