Play Spaces Expert Witnesses

Leesburg, Florida

Athletics & Recreation, Safety - Parks, Playgrounds, Play Spaces, Events, Supervision, Instruction, Facilities, Ballfields, Outdoor Recreation, Equipment, Emergency Action Planning and Response, Aquatics, Basketball, Softball, Risk Management, Racket Sports, Physical Education, Fields, Spectators, Loss Prevention

I am an expert in sport and recreation safety, and a seasoned litigation expert witness. My opinions as a sport and recreation expert are based on well established risk management and safety practices and models relevant to the field, and drawn from my background, training, experience, and skill-set developed over a distinguished, 28-year career of teaching, research, and practice in sport and recreation safety. In practice, I've conducted facility safety assessments of parks, athletic facilities and play areas, and provided safety advice on issues such as supervision, instruction, equipment, environmental safety, and emergency action planning to well-respected public and private entities responsible for safety and loss prevention among their member schools, municipalities, and private organizations. Additionally, I've assessed the safety of athletic and recreational facilities on matters of litigation at sites across the United States. Further, I have been active in sport th...

Cedar Hills, Utah

Premises Liability, Slip Trip & Fall - Playground Incidents, Amusement Parks, Trampoline Courts, Ziplines, Ropes Course, Indoor Playgrounds, Play Spaces, Trampoline Parks, Zip Line, Trampoline Injury, Product Liability, Standards Compliance, Certified Trainer, Challenge Course, Soft Contained Play Equipment, Playground Injury, Soft Contained, Children's Playground

Peter Jay, JD, MBA is an amusement industry expert witness and licensed attorney who spent nearly a decade as the owner-operator of Coconut Cove Indoor Playgrounds, serving approximately 275,000 visitors across two locations and a franchise. His hands-on experience implementing ASTM and soft-contained play standards in daily operations — combined with his legal background and active ASTM F24 voting membership — gives him a perspective no career inspector or engineer can offer. Mr. Jay is a Certified Instructor, Member, and Contributor in the PRCA (Professional Ropes Course Association) and a Participate in the ACCT (International Association of Challenge Course Technology). He has assisted as an expert in trampoline park, zipline, and indoor playground matters, providing standard-of-care analysis, site inspections, discovery support, and expert reports. At MIT Experts, he also has a team of engineers to assist in matters, if needed. Available for plaintiff and defense engagements na...