By Doyice Cotten
[It is interesting (frustrating) that this Indiana case (and 2 more parental waiver cases to be addressed soon) have been recently published and found just days after a summary article for parental waivers appeared on this website.]
Facts
A 17-year-old girl playing in a summer baseball/softball league was injured while sliding into second base (Wabash County Young Men’s Christian Association,
This is a well-researched article pointing out some important aspects of Florida waiver law. Thanks to Nina Conte for allowing SportWaiver.com to publish this article. Nina received her law degree from Florida International and is an associate with Cole, Scott,
By Doyice J. Cotten
This update is taken from Waivers & Releases of Liability, 8th ed. by Doyice and Mary Cotten. It summarizes the most recent state case law regarding the enforceability of waivers for minors.
Part 6 of a 6 Part Series
This series is specifically aimed at the needs of Bike Shops, however much of it holds true for many other sport-related businesses. The first five articles are written by Scott Chapin who has 15 years of experience in insurance and specializes in insurance for Bike Shops.
By Doyice Cotten and Mary Cotten
To be effective and stand up in court, a waiver must be clear, explicit and comprehensible. It must be easily readable and placed in such a way to compel notice. A waiver of liability may not be enforced if it is unlikely to be noticed and understood by the signer.
By Doyice Cotten
On a recent trip to North Carolina, I picked up a copy of their waiver from three whitewater rafting companies – Nantahala Outdoor Center, Inc. (NOC), Carolina Outfitters, Inc.,
By Doyice Cotten and Mary Cotten
In Waivers & Releases of Liability 7th ed. (Cotten, D. and Cotten, M, 2010), Arkansas was classified as a Strict state when it comes to enforcing waivers. A recent U.S. District Court ruling upholding the waiver in Kotcherquina v.
By Corinna Charlton, Charlton Equine Law
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Corinna for this contribution to SportWaiver.com. She is an equine attorney in San Francisco. This article originally ran in her blog, http://ribbonsandredtape.blogspot.com/ on June 7,
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
In March of 2011, a U.S. District Court in Johnson v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. (2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28128) held that a waiver signed by Charlene Johnson relieving Royal of liability for negligence was enforceable.