Kyriazis v. University of West Virginia

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• noting that state action is required to raise a claim for a violation of Article III, § 17 of the West Virginia Constitution
• finding anticipatory release that served as absolute bar to injury claims by rugby player violated Certain Remedy Clause
• finding anticipatory release that served as absolute bar to injury claims by rugby player violated Certain Remedy Clause
• finding anticipatory release that served as absolute bar to injury claims by rugby player violated Certain Remedy Clause
• release for state university-sponsored club rugby was invalid because “[w]hen a state university provides recreational activities to its students, it fulfills its educational mission, and performs a public service”
• because university performs a “public service,” it is against public policy to enforce preinjury liability release between student and university

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).