A Lawsuit Against a Personal Trainer

A Lawsuit Against a Personal Trainer

The lawsuit between Vaid v. Equinox Greenwich Old Track Road., Inc. of 2016 is evaluated. During the case, the plaintiff alleged that there was negligence on the personal trainer’s part while using a rowing machine with a high level of resistance (Mead et al., 2017). As a result, the plaintiff won and was awarded $14.5 million. In addition, the plaintiff argued that the exercise included too much aggression even after the plaintiff complained of fatigue, blurred vision, and dizziness. As a result, the plaintiff suffered from a carotid artery dissection and an eventual stroke. Even though the court found part of the fault to be on the plaintiff’s side, an award of $10.875 million was given. Accordingly, the trainer could have taken various steps to prevent the lawsuit. First, the trainer could have ensured training equipment was serviced regularly to ensure there was no proof of negligence on the trainer’s part. Second, the trainer could have taken caution regarding complaints made by the client during the training. Finally, the trainer could have negotiated with the client to solve the problem that occurred to prevent the lawsuit.

Moreover, insurance coverage is essential mitigation against lawsuits. They cover events in which patients suffer an injury due to negligence during the training sessions. Accordingly, when clients get hurt or injured during the training and file a claim, they can obtain compensation from the insurance coverage provider (Abbot, 2019). The insurance coverage is required to entail client liability coverage. The cover should include payment of premiums of $50 per month to the insurance provider. Such insurance coverage could have helped meet the expense claimed in the discussed lawsuit.

References

Abbott, A. A. (2019). Beyond Medical Emergencies. ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, 23(3), 32-35.

Mead, T. P., Bruininks, B. D., Guillot, D. J., & Rudnicki, C. A. (2019). Legal Consequences of Using Homemade or Modified Exercise Equipment in Adapted Physical Education. Palaestra, 33(3).

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The information covered in this week’s lecture and reading assignments will help you with the following assignment. Your answers should be concise, complete, and typed in a Microsoft Word document. When you are finished, upload the Word document to be graded using the dropbox below.

A Lawsuit Against a Personal Trainer

This week’s assignment:

Research a real lawsuit that was brought against a personal trainer where the plaintiff won. Explain the nature of the lawsuit, as well as the steps that the trainer could have taken to prevent the lawsuit. Explain the type and amount of insurance you would need in order to cover yourself from the lawsuit you researched.
Requirements: answers must be in your own words, 250-word minimum.

Nutting, M. A. (2018). The Business of Personal Training. Human Kinetics Publishers. https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781492568117

Chapters: 8-11

Weblinks Week 3
The following links are to insurance companies that have worked with fitness businesses.

Sports and Fitness Insurance Corporation

https://sportsfitness.com/ (Links to an external site.)

Philadelphia Insurance Companies

https://www.phly.com/productsfw/default.aspx (Links to an external site.)

K&K Insurance

https://www.kandkinsurance.com/HealthFitness/Pages/Exercise-Personal-Training-Studios.aspx (Links to an external site.)

Your book’s web resource includes several important forms that will be required when you open a fitness business. The link is located here, and instructions for accessing the web resource are on page ix of your book.

http://www.humankinetics.com/TheBusinessOfPersonalTraining1E