By Doyice Cotten
Jerid Rosencrans (Rosencrans v. Dover Images, Ltd., 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 177) arrived at the Starwest motocross track in his truck with his motorcycle in the truck’s bed.
By Doyice J. Cotten
In January of this year, we posted an article that dealt with waivers and negligence per se. This article, which originally appeared in Fitness Management magazine, also relates to negligence per se.
Reoven Capri suffered injury when he slipped and fell on the pool deck while walking to the pool.
By Doyice and Mary Cotten
On February 7 of this year we posted an article “Updating Parental Waiver Law — Part I”
updating laws regarding parental waivers in Florida and a number of other states.
By Doyice J. Cotten
An agreement to mediate and/or arbitrate any grievance against a provider can be included in the membership agreement or the liability waiver. The following language is one example of language that can be used in the agreement.
We are fortunate to have a new article by the lady who is perhaps the foremost expert in equine law – Julie Fershtman. While the article relates specifically to equine waivers, waiver law is the same regardless of the sport or activity.
By
Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
Thanks to Sandie Pendleton for this up-to-the-minute look at Wisconsin waiver law. This article first appeared at Sandie Pendleton’s sports-law related website www.releaselaw.com.
On February 10, 2011, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held enforceable a waiver signed by two subsequently-injured participants at an auto race.
By Doyice Cotten
A 2010 court ruling in Pennsylvania (Taylor v. L.A. Fitness International, 2010 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 252) illustrated a difference in the effectiveness of waivers depending upon who the relying party is.
By Doyice Cotten
Several court rulings as well as a new statute have affected the parental waiver landscape recently. Three states were discussed in an article posted last week. Here, we will address recent cases affecting parental waiver law in Alabama,
By Doyice Cotten
Several court rulings as well as a new statute have affected the parental waiver landscape recently. The purpose of this two-part article is to bring you up-to-date on changes in the law. Three states are discussed below and Alabama,
By Doyice Cotten
While we know that liability waivers are vital tools in the risk management process, we sometimes forget that waivers do not work for all situations. For instance, we know that a waiver will not be enforced if it conflicts with statutory law.