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Triathlon Club Ordered to Indemnify New York City for Accident During Race

Triathlon Club Ordered to Indemnify New York City for Accident During Race

Triathlon Club Ordered to Indemnify New York City for Accident During Race

Court says nonprofit has obligation to pay any damages for which City may be ultimately responsible
When a bicyclist riding in Central Park in New York City was injured in an accident with a cyclist riding in a race organized by the New York Triathlon Club, he sued the City for damages. He claimed that the City failed to exercise reasonable care to prevent foreseeable dangers that arose from allowing the race to proceed on park roads while the roads were being used simultaneously by the general public.

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