The California Supreme Court has thrown cold water on a case brought by a Los Angeles man who was injured at the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
This week, the Supreme Court justices voted unanimously to deny review of an appeal by Anthony Beninati, as laid out by San Francisco Chronicle reporter Bob Egelko.
As reported in our earlier blog post, Beninati sued Black Rock City LLC (the Burning Man enterprise) for his own burns suffered when he stumbled and fell into the Burning Man's ashes while trying to ignite a photo of a late friend.
The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco upheld a trial court's dismissal of the case, noting that anyone who takes part in an event with obvious dangers -- downhill skiing, mountain climbing, or walking up to a bonfire -- knowingly risks injury. (Read the ruling on our blog by clicking here.)