Caution to NJ Waiver Users: NJ Courts Continue to be Consistent in Limiting the Breadth of Waivers

 By Doyice Cotten

In 2017, David Martin entered a charitable clay shooting event. When he arrived at the event, he signed a waiver of liability (Martin v. Hudson Farm Club, Inc., 2021). The waiver stated:

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE RECREATIONAL USE OF FIREARMS IS AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS ACTIVIT WHICH CAN AND DOES RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND/OR DEATH ESPECIALLY IF SAFETY RULES ARE NOT OBEYED.

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Seven Misconceptions Regarding Liability Waivers

By Doyice Cotten

President Ronald Reagan once said that his Democrat friends knew a lot, but that what they knew was wrong. Even if you don’t agree with the President, it is true that people signing waivers and people running sport/recreation-related businesses today know a lot more about waivers today than they did 25 years ago.

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Who Signed the Waiver? … Can You Prove the Client Signed It?

By  Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton

Alexander Pendleton is a practicing attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has a strong interest in sport and recreation waivers.

Are you sure you know who is signing your waivers?  The perils of not knowing were emphasized in a 2021 Pennsylvania federal court decision in which the court refused to enforce a signed waiver.

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