Honeycutt

Filed 10/21/14; pub. order 11/6/14 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

TANYA HONEYCUTT, B254180

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LC095176) v.

MERIDIAN SPORTS CLUB, LLC,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles, Huey P. Cotton, Judge. Affirmed. Zukor and Nelson, Marilyn H. Nelson, and Abram Charles Zukor, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, Anthony J. Ellrod, and Ladell Hulet Muhlestein, for Defendant and Respondent.

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Plaintiff and appellant Tonya Honeycutt suffered a knee injury during a kickboxing class, while being assisted by an instructor at defendant and respondent Meridian Sports Club, LLC dba Meridian’s Bodies in Motion (Meridian). The trial court granted Meridian’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that Honeycutt had signed a valid waiver of liability, Meridian did not act with gross negligence, and the doctrine of primary assumption of the risk barred relief. In her appeal, Honeycutt argues there…