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[9 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Poor Waiver Construction & Reckless Conduct Result in Texas Waiver Failure

By Doyice Cotten
Two couples, the Beckmans and the Jaegers, were injured while participating in a commercial jeep tour of a ranch (Jaeger v. Hartley, …

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[4 Mar 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Understanding Negligence and Liability: “Causes of Injury”  (Part 3)

By Doyice Cotten
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we addressed the issue of negligence. This post presents explains that there are 3 causes …

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[26 Feb 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Understanding Negligence and Liability: “Determining Negligence”  (Part 2)

 By Doyice Cotten
In last week’s post Understanding Negligence and Liability (Part 1), we addressed this issue of negligence. This post presents another example to help …

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[19 Feb 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Understanding Negligence and Liability — (Part 1)

By Doyice Cotten
Health clubs, personal trainers, rafting companies, parasail companies, trampoline parks, bowling alleys, skating rinks, city recreation departments, horseback riding stables, martial arts instructors, …

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[5 Feb 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Resorts, Tours, and Agency Law

By Doyice Cotten
It is common practice for hotels and resorts around the world to offer optional tours to guests through activity providers. These types of …