Articles tagged with: indemnification

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[27 Sep 2011 | 21 Comments | ]
Before You Sign the Sports Facility Lease Agreement

By
John Sadler, Sadler & Company, Inc.
Part II
This is Part II of a 2 part series about the importance of indemnification in facility lease agreements. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John explains another form of indemnification and suggested insurance requirement.

Broad Form Indemnification/Hold Harmless Provision
The third option (Broad Form) is not equitable to the sports/recreation organization and may be contrary to state law in some states as it can be considered to be against public policy and “unconscionable”. This option requires the sports/recreation organization to accept responsibility for …

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[20 Sep 2011 | 23 Comments | ]
Before You Sign the Sports Facility Lease Agreement

By
John Sadler, Sadler & Company, Inc.
Part I
This is Part I of a 2 part series about the importance of indemnification in facility lease agreements. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses why indemnification is important to the facility operator and explains two forms of indemnification. In Part II he will explain another form of indemnification and suggested insurance requirement. Part II will appear next week.
Sports/recreation organizations (ex: teams, leagues, tournament hosts, camps, individual instructors, gymnastics studios, martial arts studios, hunt clubs, etc.) often lease outdoor or indoor …

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[11 Oct 2010 | 20 Comments | ]

This Table is excerpted from the 7th edition of Waivers & Releases of Liability by Doyice and Mary Cotten.
Have you ever wondered “What is the difference between assumption of risk and a waiver?” What about “‘What exactly is the function of a waiver?” or “What does indemnification language do?” Well, this table will explain the differences in the three concepts and will help you to see why a good “waiver” really should include all three. For more helpful information on waivers, the authors recommend Waivers & Releases of Liability as …