Beth Tweddle suing The Jump

[Comealongpond89]

I didn't watch it but I know what it is. Apparently Olympian Beth Tweddle was on it a few years ago and hit a barrier which broke a vertebrae in her neck which needed surgery. Anyway she's now suing the makers of the show. AIBU to say she would've known the risks and also would've signed something to say the makers aren't liable for any injuries (of which there were a lot sustained by other participants) and so shouldn't receive any compensation?

I think it’s that they put her into a situation in training that she wasn’t ready for.

Can you tell us the ins and outs of the case ? what H&S procedures were in place ? which weren't? was all due care and attention paid? was she appropriately trained ?

YABU because you don't know anything about the case

There were some horrendous injuries on that show, it was really bloody dangerous. I think Ola Jordan from Strictly was quite badly hurt as well, and had to miss some professional engagements afterwards.

Yeah you know nothing in detail so yabu to judge

awful dangerous show. I know nothing but hope she is successful

Suing isn’t the same as successfully sued, if she doesn’t have a strong case she won’t win. FWIW from what I’ve read she does have a case, it’ll be interesting to see if she does win wether any of the others who were injured (there’s quite a laundry list but I think Beth Tweddle was the worst) follow suit.

Presumably she knew the risks and signed something, yes, but that doesn’t mean that the program makers have a free pass to be negligent (if they were)

Also if there is negligence it doesn't make any difference if you've signed a disclaimer.

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I remember it well. She had done a jump which she had done before and on this occasion landed funny which resulted in a broken vertebrae.

The show has been dropped now by channel 4 due to so many celebrities having accidents on the show.

Obviously I don't know all the ins and outs. But as the makers haven't settled out of court I assume they think they have a strong enough case. I wasn't judging her at all. I was interested to see how she would win because of the disclaimer thought. But thank you for putting me in my place

Thank God the show has been dropped.

Can't believe that Davina who's whole brand is now about health, fronted such a car crash of a show.

Sometimes you have to sue and lose in order for for your own insurance to pay up -i.e. liability has to be proven one way or the other.

There was a case a few years back where a girl sued her friends father because she dived into the shallow end of their pool whilst he was away and ended up paralysed. Typical frothing was going on until the true facts emerged - she did not get paralysed by jumping in the pool, she was in fact paralysed afterwards by negligent treatment at the hospital but had to prove the injury she received jumping in the pool was not the cause and legally exonerate the father and his insurance of any liability.

Signing a disclaimer doesn’t mean the producers don’t still have a duty of care though.

I might sign a disclaimer to do something slightly risky like a zip wire or tree walk but if the safety equipment fails or the operators are negligent the disclaimer is irrelevant.

Yes, a disclaimer doesn't absolve a company from making sure appropriate health and safety measures are in place. It will cover injuries that happen despite all the requisite safety measures being in place. If they haven't done their due diligence or dropped the ball or something, then rightly they should be liable.

I think they were all bonkers to sign up for the show, especially those like Ola whose livelihoods depend on their body. But they were reasonable to expect that every care would be taken and risks minimised.

In Beth's case I think the severity of injury is such that she is now injured long term and badly enough to be classed as disabled.

She is also pregnant

So she's gone from a world class gymnast to a disabled person due to negligence.

Additionally, much of her professional earnings going forward would be from teaching and training would be gymnasts.

This is probably unattainable for her now due to injuries as she can probably no longer demonstrate technique and there's only so far you go can go just verbally instructing.

Good luck to her.

I hope she's ok. I thought it was a great TV show

Am I wrong in thinking she crashed into a barrier which caused the injuries and they’ve said the barrier was in the wrong place?

At the end of the day she knew exactly how dangerous participating in this programme would be. She must have seen countless injuries before her own. If she had won....her story would have been so different. But she fell and damaged herself. Now it's somebody else's fault and she's suing them! Ridiculous!