Smith v. American Idol Productions CA2/8
Michael Simeon Smith sued respondents American Idol Productions, Inc., Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, Freemantle Media North America, Inc., Ana Montoya, and Jami Tanihana for negligence after he was injured while participating in the American Idol televised singing competition. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of respondents on the ground Smith signed a contract agreeing to release and waive any known and unknown claims against respondents and assume the risk of harm. Smith contends on appeal the contract was unenforceable because the release and waiver provisions were unconscionable. He also contends the contract’s release and waiver provisions do not apply to defend against respondents’ gross negligence. We affirm the judgment.
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