From today's report of newly filed San Francisco cases:
Jason Miller v. Academy of Art University; Academy of Art University Foundation; Stephens Institute Inc.; Elisa Stephens; Scott Stephens; Samsonite Corporation; Does
12/31/2008 CGC-08-483694Complaint for negligence, products liability and premises liability. The plaintiff was playing in a game [of] "musical chairs" as part of an acting class at defendant Academy's school when a defective or broken folding chair collapsed beneath him.
Can duck-duck-goose liability be far behind? Prediction: plaintiff will argue that defendant Samsonite knew or should have known its products were being used for musical purposes; defendant will raise assumption of the risk as a defense.



