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[21 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Ecuador – A Little Risk Management?  Part III

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No visitor to Ecuador can see and experience all of the country.  Mary and I saw the activities described in the Part I and Part II of this series. Here are a few more observations in this final Part of our Ecuador series.
In the Banos area, hot springs abound because Banos is at the foot of an active volcano – so active that its eruptions a year or two ago endangered the town and destroyed one road leading into the town. The town …

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[9 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
18 Tips for Reducing the Risk of a Lawsuit  (Part III – Client & Staff Issues)

This is the third of a 5-part series of ways to reduce the risk of a lawsuit. This part focuses on guidelines dealing with four miscellaneous topics grouped together as client and staff issues.
8.         Warning of Risks
Assumption of risk is one of the major defenses for clubs when sued by clients for injuries incurred. The effectiveness of this defense depends upon whether or not the client was aware of the risk – hence, the need for a notification of or warning of risks. Some ways in which this may …