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.
By Doyice Cotten
Many people and businesses rely on waivers to protect against legal liability for injuries resulting from negligent acts by the business or its employees. Some of those relying think waivers will always protect;
By Doyice Cotten
This article was taken from Waivers & Releases of Liability 7th ed. and updated for SportWaiver.com. Click SportWaiver for a limited time special price on the book.
Courts in most states have ruled that to be enforceable,
This article was taken from Waivers & Releases of Liability 7th ed. and updated for SportWaiver.com. Click SportWaiver for a limited time special price on the book.
By Doyice Cotten
It was just a few years ago that most professionals in recreation,
Part II
By
John Sadler, Sadler & Company, Inc.
This is Part II of a 2 part series about liability waivers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John shares some things he has learned about waivers while in the insurance business.
This is the second in a 2-part series by Daniel Hale. The title says it all!
By Daniel Hale
5. Online Insurance Carriers Have No Duty To Advise The Policyholders of Coverage Adequacy
Most policyholders rely on their insurance agents to provide much needed expertise on technical insurance issues.
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.
Doyice Cotten
Waivers fail for many reasons, but the most common reason for failure is that they are poorly written. Often ambiguity is the major culprit, but in a recent California case one might conclude the waiver failed because it was NOT ambiguous.
Doyice Cotten summarizes four recent cases involving health clubs. The first three are appellate cases from Minnesota and the fourth is a New Jersey Supreme Court case. These cases re-emphasize the importance of unambiguous waivers. One might say that two of the three Minnesota cases involve gross negligence or willful and wanton actions,
This article by Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton sums up some key issues involved in the recent Woodman v. Kera (2010) case in which the Michigan Supreme Court held parental waivers to be unenforceable. A five-year-old was injured in an inflatable bounce area at a birthday party.