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		<title>Skateboard Immunity Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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 Editor’s Note:  We already know that risks abound in sport and recreational activities. There are, however, many defenses available that can serve as protection from liability. A major defense that is sometimes available for providers is immunity. Immunity comes in many forms, but today’s article focuses on immunity that is available for a particular sport – skateboarding. Similar immunity statutes exist in some states for other activities (e.g., snow mobiling, equine activities, sport shooting, outfitters and guides, skating).
This article originally appeared in the Sept., 2009 issue ...


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		<title>Types of Background Checks on Volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.sportwaiver.com/types-of-background-checks-on-volunteers-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By
John Sadler, Sadler &#38; Company, Inc.


Part IV – FBI Checks


This is Part IV of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks. 
 
Are FBI Fingerprint Checks The Ultimate Solution ...


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		<title>Types of Background Checks on Volunteers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.sportwaiver.com/types-of-background-checks-on-volunteers-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By
John Sadler, Sadler &#38; Company, Inc.
Part III– 3rd Party Vendor Checks
This is Part III of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks. 
Third Party Vendors
Various third party vendors offer ...


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		<title>Types of Background Checks on Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By
John Sadler, Sadler &#38; Company, Inc.

Part II – Local Law Enforcement 
Criminal Background Checks


This is Part II of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks. 
Local Law Enforcement
Local law ...


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		<title>Types of Background Checks on Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By John Sadler
Part I – Sexual Offender Registry Checks
This is Part I of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks. 
 
Every reasonable effort should be made to protect ...


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		<title>When Appointing Volunteers Make No Assumptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By
This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal! 
D. Michael Pfahl, 
 President, DMP Consulting, Inc.
This article first appeared in Sadlersports.com and serves as an excellent concluding article for the John Sadler series on background testing.
  
Call it “sixth-sense”, “gut-feeling” or that “little voice” we all have it and make the conscious choice to listen or ignore it whenever it makes itself known.  Have you ever wondered if every person who was willing to say yes and step up to ...


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		<title>Wisconsin Court Grants Summary Judgment to  Trek in Paraplegia Case</title>
		<link>http://www.sportwaiver.com/wisconsin-court-grants-summary-judgment-to-trek-in-paraplegia-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportwaiver.com/wisconsin-court-grants-summary-judgment-to-trek-in-paraplegia-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
 of Kohner, Mann &#38; Kailas, S.C.
 
On July 21, 2011, a Wisconsin Circuit Court granted summary judgment to Trek Bicycle Corporation in a lawsuit arising out of a mountain bike accident. The plaintiff in the case had sustained the permanent loss of the use of his legs due to an accident that occurred on a mountain bike trail system that was established and maintained by Trek.
The basis for the dismissal was the court’s conclusion that Wisconsin’s Recreational Use Statute (the “R.U.S.”) provided immunity to Trek. The ...


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		<title>Illinois Court Enforces Waiver Signed By Volunteer</title>
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		<comments>http://www.sportwaiver.com/illinois-court-enforces-waiver-signed-by-volunteer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
 of Kohner, Mann &#38; Kailas, S.C.
 
On August 12, 2011, the Illinois Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Salvation Army by a voluntary participant in a Salvation Army rehabilitation program, based on the participant’s having signed a waiver agreement prior to the accident occurring. Although the case does not arise in a recreational event context, the holding in the case is relevant and may be of value to recreational opportunity providers who ask event volunteers to sign ...


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		<title>Three Approaches to Providing an Opportunity to Bargain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By  Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
Waivers have failed, at least in part, due to the failure of the signer to have an opportunity to bargain over the terms of the contract. (Atkins v. Swimwest Family Fitness, 2005) Several tactics have been suggested to prevent a waiver from being adhesionary or unconscionable due to the lack of opportunity to bargain.
On the issue of bargaining, importantly, the Atkins decision talks in terms of “the form itself must offer the opportunity for bargaining” (para.25). Unfortunately, the Wisconsin courts have yet to explain exactly what that ...


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		<title>University Pay for Play Policy Questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.sportwaiver.com/university-pay-for-play-policy-questioned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Herb Appenzellar
Herb Appenzeller is the pioneer in the field of  Injury, Liability, and Litigation in Sports.  He is a  true authority in the area of risk management in sport and publishes the newsletter,  From the Gym to the Jury,
There has been much discussion regarding the “pay for play” policy by both sides &#8212; proponents and critics of the controversial issue.  With all the attention given to the controversy, little, if anything has been said about the possibility that payment beyond that typical full athletic scholarship will make the ...


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