Judge Agrees to Decide Primary Assumption of Risk Issue in USC Trial

Judge Agrees to Decide Primary Assumption of Risk Issue in USC Trial

A judge has agreed to decide whether the legal doctrine of primary assumption of the risk applies as a defense by USC in a lawsuit brought by the family of a cinematographer who was killed in an off-road crash in Imperial County, but his decision will not come until late in the trial. In January, Chatsworth Superior Court Judge Michael O’Gara ruled that the relatives of 29-year-old Peng “Aaron” Wang could proceed to trial against USC on a claim …