The most common problems deal with the floor. Oddly enough, there are fewer cases than you might expect of people being hit and injured by bowling balls. In one case, since that is an obvious risk for bowlers, the court had little sympathy for the plaintiff. Serving alcohol can add to the liability of a bowling proprietor. Most cases involving inebriated bowlers seem to revolve around resulting violence that happens either during bowling or afterwards.
Many bowlers have trouble saying exactly what caused their injury.
Courts have differed on whether or not to accept that theory. A fitness club, unlike a ski operation, is an inside business where the fitness club operator can be expected to have more control over the premises. The result is that a fitness club operator must usually do inspections to determine not only obvious problems, but also dangers that a customer might not necessarily notice. Accidents occur with fitness machines. Lawyers often charge that the machine was inherently dangerous, or that the club failed to maintain it properly.