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		<title>100 INSURANCE MYTHS (#2 of 8)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second of an 8-part series dealing with insurance myths.  We all know that insurance is one of the major risk management tools for  any sport, fitness, or recreation business. For many of us, however,  insurance is just a big mystery which we entrust to others. After this  series you will know many pitfalls and minefields to avoid. Thanks goes  to Daniel P. Hale for contributing this series  to Sportwaiver.com. The first three segments of the series will focus on  property ...


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		<title>100 INSURANCE MYTHS (#1 of 8)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of an 8-part series dealing with insurance myths. We all know that insurance is one of the major risk management tools for any sport, fitness, or recreation business. For many of us, however, insurance is just a big mystery which we entrust to others. After this series you will know many pitfalls and minefields to avoid. Thanks goes to Daniel P. Hale for contributing this series to Sportwaiver.com. The first three segments of the series will focus on property insurance.

 
 
PROPERTY INSURANCE LOSSES 
1. 100% ...


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		<title>From the Editors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for visiting the SportWaiver web site!  We are making a few changes to the website to mark the beginning of our second year on the Web. Please take a look around and tell us what you think.  If you have any Questions or Suggestions, please feel free to contact us and let us know.
SportWaiver.com brings you invaluable information about risk management in the areas of sport and recreation, with particular emphasis on one of the most effective risk management tools – liability waivers.  In the next few weeks ...


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		<title>Online Waiver Agreements: Not Worth the Paper They&#8217;re (Not) Written On?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article by Alexander &#8220;Sandie&#8221; Pendleton addresses some of the concerns regarding the validity of online waivers. Mr Pendleton is with Kohner, Mann, and Kailis of Milwaukee.
Do courts enforce waiver agreements that are entered into electronically, for instance, via an online registration process? Or instead, will courts only find an agreement enforceable if the agreement is printed on a real piece of paper and signed in ink in the traditional manner?
The above questions raise a host of issues. . .     Click here to read the entire article.


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		<title>Michigan Supreme Court Holds Releases Signed by Parents Are Unenforceable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article by Alexander &#8220;Sandie&#8221; Pendleton sums up some key issues involved in the recent Woodman v. Kera (2010) case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held parental waivers to be unenforceable. A five-year-old was injured in an inflatable bounce area at a birthday party. Mr. Pendleton is with Kohner, Mann &#38; Kailas, S.C. in Milwaukee.
  The Michigan Supreme Court on June 18, 2010 issued its long-awaited decision in Woodman v. Kera, holding that under Michigan law waiver-of-liability forms signed by parents on behalf of minors are unenforceable.
Key to ...


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		<title>An Essay on Risk Management in Today&#8217;s World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Reb Gregg for permission to publish this thought provoking treatise on risk management in today&#8217;s world. Reb would welcome discussion on the topic and we will be happy to post your comments on this site. Reb would like to know which of these issues, or others, are  most significant for your sport, fitness, or recreation operation and why. For more information about Reb (an attorney and recognized expert in risk management), go to our Links to Other Experts.
Risk Management in Today&#8217;s World
by Reb Gregg
Listening to recent reports ...


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		<title>Liability Waivers and Releases: Still the Most Misunderstood Documents in the Horse Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie I. Fershtman, Attorney at Law gives accurate answers to some important questions about waivers.
Dear Readers:
A few years ago, a major equine magazine interviewed me on the topic of releases of liability (sometimes called “waivers”) that are used in equine-related activities. I have long said that liability waivers and releases are, in my opinion, the most misunderstood documents in the equine industry. To explain this further, I am re-printing a portion of my interview in this article.
Question: Why do some people believe releases and waivers are not worth the
paper they&#8217;re ...


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		<title>Weighty Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fitness center injury lawsuit illustrates the importance of a proper risk management plan.
Attorney John Wolohan (jwolohan@ithaca.edu) reports on a fitness center injury lawsuit that illustrates the importance of a proper risk management plan.  John   is a professor of sports law and chair of the Sport Management &#38;  Media department at Ithaca College. This article was published in Athletic Business in May, 2010.
As any administrator or employee involved in the sports and recreation industry will acknowledge, one of the most important tasks is to control or limit ...


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		<title>Using a Form Contract? Watch Your State Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 19:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
This article was written by Julie I. Fershtman, Attorney at Law (www.equinelaw.net). She offers expert comment on a timely question regarding liability waivers.
Dear Ms. Fershtman:
My friend gave me some form liability releases and boarding contracts. Will they hold up?
– K.B. (No state specified)
My office receives inquiries like this often. Since many people in the horse industry still buy, sell, board, train, lease, or breed horses with nothing in writing, it is always commendable when people at least recognize the importance of using written contracts. In difficult economic times, however, ...


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		<title>Indemnification Language Matters in Two 2010 Equine Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>djcotten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article by Doyice Cotten illlustrates that the language used is crucial to the enforcement of indemnification agreements. 

Two recent equine cases illustrate the importance of the indemnification language used in liability waivers. In Polechek v. Schina (2010 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 674), the owner of a horse that was running loose around the track in the wrong direction attempted to keep her horse from escaping from the track.  She moved into a gap in the rail of the track and shouted “Whoa.” The horse ran over her causing substantial ...


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