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Connecticut judge bars product liability claim after plaintiff's stair climber mishap

Judge rules that the health club does not qualify as a "product seller" under state's product liability act.

By Christian Nolan | Updated on May 09, 2016
A Connecticut man injured himself on a stair machine a fitness club. He then sued for negligence under the state's product liability act. (Photo: iStock)

A Superior Court judge in Connecticut has ruled that a man who badly injured his leg on a stair climber exercise machine at a Planet Fitness cannot bring a product liability action against the fitness club chain.

In a ruling of first impression, New London Superior Court Judge Robert Vacchelli found that a health club did not qualify as a “product seller” under the Connecticut Product Liability Act. The plaintiff still has negligence claims pending against Planet Fitness.

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