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A Successful Back-of-Ticket Waiver

Posted By: admin 7 March 2009

Skiing, by wka, flickr.comUphill Battle
By: John T. Wolohan – March 2009

Summary: An injured skier sees his negligence lawsuit slam right into a back-of-ticket waiver.
When trying to determine whether a waiver is valid, one of the first things the courts do is attempt to determine whether the service provider informed the injured individual about the waiver. Next, the court examines whether the individual (assuming his or her injury was caused by the negligence of the service provider) knowingly and willingly relinquished his or her right to sue the provider.

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