The Toronto Sun reports James Leone, a mountain bike enthusiast in the Collingwood area near Toronto, Canada has launced a multi million dollar lawsuit against various organisations after he hit a pothole while mountain biking, claiming he suffered fractured vertebrae and several soft-tissue injuries.

Critics of the law suit have pointed out that mountain biking by its very nature comes with more risks and the attraction is to a certain degree getting off the beaten track with its inherentrisks and dangers.

Oh and for the record, Mr Leone is a Personal Injury Lawyer.