By Doyice Cotten
Harry Boldt chartered a fishing boat and signed a liability waiver. While on the trip, the boat hit an unexpected 8 foot wave that knocked Boldt from his seat causing injury (Boldt v.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
In a long-awaited decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unenforceable a parental waiver agreement signed by a mother of a seven-year-old boy who was seriously injured at a commercial indoor play area.
By Doyice Cotten
In June, 2020, Harry and Patricia Boldt joined a chartered fishing tour operated by Reel Recreation and led by Captain Taylor. They signed liability waivers intended to release the charter company from liability for negligence.
By Doyice Cotten
Reese Sayre was four years old when her father took her to a trampoline park. On entering, he signed an electronic agreement in which he agreed to arbitration in the event Reese was injured. The agreement stated that the father was waiving his child’s right to bring a claim in court against the park’s owners,
By Doyice Cotten
Michael Besner was struck and killed by a motorcycle that accidentally left a racecourse. Michael attended the event “as a spectator and to take photos.” After signing the waiver of liability, he was inside the Park watching a motorcycle race.
By Doyice Cotten
Troy Czapor executed an exculpatory waiver, releasing Sportsplex from liability arising out of ordinary negligence and assuming the risk of any injury. Czapor alleges that he was playing soccer “when suddenly and without warning his right leg got caught in a depression,
By Doyice Cotten
Lamerle Johnson drowned while canoeing in the lake at the resort, Mayacamas Lake. This regards aspects of the California appellate court decision in the resulting legal action (Johnson v. Mayacamas Holdings LLC,
By Doyice Cotten
The Sturms (Timothy, his wife Sandra, and their daughter Holly) decided to take a dogsled ride and prior to the ride, the two adults signed a liability waiver described as a Participation Agreement. During the ride,
By Doyice J. Cotten
The case used in this post is a California case (Brown v. El Dorado Union High School District, 2022) and applies California waiver law. Laws in many states may differ substantially,
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
A Wisconsin ski resort received a mixed decision from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in Schabelski v. Nova Casualty Company, a decision released on June 30,