Planet Fitness Pays Out Woman For Injury In Gym

12 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone in Business, Crime, Culture

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Gym can be a hazardous place, but it is about to become more vigilant and make your safety your own responsibility after a woman has successfully sued Planet Fitness for injuries sustained while at the Gym.

Lubov Kovtun-Caine walked into gym fit and healthy, but left in an ambulance, with an injury she claims left her partially disabled.

The Russian-born woman has now won a victory against the Planet Fitness health club group, which paid her an undisclosed settlement after she took it to court.

In 2011, Kovtun-Caine, 59, slipped on mats at the gym’s Wanderers branch in Illovo, fracturing her right femur.

She needed surgery, leading to two weeks in bed and a slow and painful recovery.

She headed to the Johannesburg High Court last year, where she sued Planet Fitness for over R540000 in damages, saying the incident had left her with “certain disabilities”.

While Planet Fitness cited their “at your own risk” user policy and said that it was in fact Lubov who was negligent for not being more observant, their arguments were not substantial enough.

More details at Times Live.

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