In Wisconsin, Cheerleading Is A Contact Sport

Back in December, we reported on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision allowing a freshmen cheerleader to bring a negligence claim against her fellow cheerleader because cheerleading was not a contact sport.   As the WSJ Law Blog reports, yesterday the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed, finding that cheerleading is a contact sport.  A copy of the opinion is available here.   

More on the decision from Legal Profession Blog.    Tim Epstein also has a very thorough analysis over at Sports Law Blog. 

– SBS