Jones v. LA Fitness International, LLC

2013 WL 3789807 (2013)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
J
From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Jones v. LA Fitness International, LLC

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
2013 WL 3789807 (2013)

Play video

Facts

While playing basketball on an indoor court at a gym owned by LA Fitness International, LLC (LA Fitness) (defendant), Khalif Jones (plaintiff) struck the back wall with his hands and incurred permanent damage to his elbow. Jones sued L.A. Fitness in state court, alleging that LA Fitness negligently failed to install sufficient wall padding for safety and failed to warn of the dangerous condition. LA Fitness removed the action to federal court. LA Fitness then moved for summary judgment, arguing that Jones had not made a prima facie case for negligence because he did not offer sufficient evidence that the basketball court was dangerous or that his injury would not have occurred but for the lack of padding. Jones had run into the padded walls multiple previous times without incurring injury. LA Fitness also moved to preclude the testimony of Jones’s expert witness, Steve Bernheim. Bernheim, a sports consultant, concluded that the basketball court failed to meet national standards. Bernheim also offered an opinion as to the cause of Jones’s injury. LA Fitness argued that Bernheim was not qualified to offer a medical or biomechanical opinion and his testimony was therefore inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 702. The district court reviewed LA Fitness’s motions.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Pratter, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 812,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 812,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 812,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,300 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Torts

Key Terms

Related Videos