By Doyice Cotten
I attended a rodeo in Georgia recently and witnessed an event that had considerable potential for injury. The event was called the Calf Scramble. The event consists of a large number of children who upon a signal chase a calf around the arena while attempting to pull a tag off his tail.
By Doyice Cotten
What is Risk Management? An expert in adventure law, Reb Gregg says:
The primary purpose of a risk management plan is not the avoidance of legal liability. Rather, it is the maintenance of a quality program;
By Doyice Cotten
On a recent whitewater rafting trip, the rafting company (Carolina Outfitters) employed an interesting technique for rafting instruction and for warning clients of the inherent risks of rafting.
When the group of rafters was seated,
By Doyice Cotten
Thanks to Sandie Pendleton for sending me the link to this story.
Tony Weathers, a 30 year old fit athlete drowned in a Fort Worth’s “Original Mud Run” competition on April 14. The WFAA.com (Click for the whole story) story and the comments that follow it recount a tragic death,
By Doyice Cotten
Things are different in third world countries. Whether one is a tourist or a resident, one encounters risks every day that are not faced in the United States.
First, we will look at a few risks that we as tourists encountered on a recent visit.
By Doyice Cotten
Two recent events accentuated the importance of an AED for your sports event or facility. The events involving young soccer players illustrate similar incidents, different preparation for emergencies, and different results — one player lives and another dies.
By Doyice Cotten
In Waivers & Releases of Liability (7th ed.), this author devotes two entire chapters (More than 50 pages) to how to write an effective waiver. One can construct a great waiver by following the guidelines presented.
Gymnastics can be a high risk activity in physical education. Some school districts have eliminated this curriculum area because of potential liability associated with it. I was retained in 2007 as the expert witness for the plaintiff child in a physical education class involving gymnastics.
By Doyice Cotten
There is risk everywhere, whether we are in a major U.S. city, a rural community in Kansas, on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, playing a lottery, or an online casino.