It’s Been a Bad Month for: Bad Golfers

In a ruling celebrated by corporate travel planners globally, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled a golfer may not be held liable for mistakenly hitting another golfer with an errant golf ball. In a unanimous decision, the court upheld a lower court ruling to dismiss Ryan Yoneda’s lawsuit against Andrew Tom, whose wayward ball hit Yoneda in the eye at Mililani Golf Course. Chief Justice Ronald Moon wrote Yoneda assumed the risk of the injury when he played golf.


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