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'A lot at stake': Idaho Supreme Court rules in favor of Sun Valley in skier death case
- On Thursday, the Idaho Supreme Court unanimously decided to side with Sun Valley Company in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a skier who died in a 2019 accident involving snowmaking equipment at Sun Valley Resort.
- The ruling followed a December 2023 opinion that overturned a lower court decision and reignited debate over Idaho's Ski Area Liability Act and the legal standard of care for ski areas.
- The court determined that the snow gun was clearly marked and adequately padded, affirmed that Sun Valley fulfilled its legal duties, and emphasized that skiing involves inherent dangers, with skiers responsible for maintaining their own safety.
- Industry officials warned a ruling against Sun Valley risked increasing insurance costs and forcing some Idaho ski areas out of business, with David Alden calling insurance availability "nearly a crisis level."
- The ruling concludes a legal dispute that lasted almost six years and prompted legislators to introduce House Bill 516, which seeks to clarify that state law does not impose a standard of care for specified ski area responsibilities.
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Court sides with Sun Valley in wrongful death lawsuit over 2019 ski collision
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Sun Valley Company, ending a nearly 6-year legal battle that began in 2019 when a skier died after colliding with snow-making equipment at Sun Valley Resort.Stewart Milus was skiing on the resort's Lower River Run in November 2019 when he fell headfirst into a snow gun that was located in the middle of the run. His wife, Laura Milus, filed a wrongful death suit against Sun Valley Company.RELATED: Law…
Idaho Supreme Court overturns earlier ruling in Sun Valley ski death case • Idaho Capital Sun
Skiers ride the Mayday lift near the top of Bald Mountain, the highest point at Sun Valley Ski Resort in Idaho. (Getty Images)The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned a controversial earlier decision that had sent alarm through the ski industry in Idaho and nationwide, holding instead that a lower court was right to dismiss a lawsuit from the widow of a skier who died after crashing into a snowmaking tower gun at Sun Valley. S…
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Utah News DispatchIdaho Supreme Court overturns earlier ruling in Sun Valley ski death case
The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously overturned a controversial earlier decision that had sent alarm through the ski industry in Idaho and nationwide, holding instead that a lower court was right to dismiss a lawsuit from the widow of a skier who died after crashing into a snowmaking tower gun at Sun Valley.The court, however, with just one justice dissenting, upheld its earlier ruling that departed from decades of precedent in Idaho…
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