By Doyice Cotten
Nicholas Blakely played varsity football for Stetson University. One day, he removed himself from practice complaining that he did not feel well. He was examined by a student trainer and told to stay in the shade.
In a recent Vermont case, Melissa Lenter entered her horse in a fifty-mile endurance ride. Prior to the event, Lenter signed the following waiver of liability:
[I]n consideration of your accepting this entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs,
by Doyice Cotten
Heather Goss elected to participate in a multi-day cycling race put on by two inexperienced groups (GCSC and CWRU, a student led cycling club). The race was on a closed-loop and was designed by mostly inexperienced members of the two organizations.
By Doyice Cotten
Carla Dempsey and her husband went on a snorkel tour with Wild Side Specialty Tours. Prior to departure, the Dempsey’s signed a release and waiver of liability. After snorkeling, Mrs Dempsey slipped and fell while walking on the deck while wearing wet snorkeling fins.
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,