Tag Archives: Alaska

Promises of Safety Can Disable Your Waiver

April 30, 2019

By Doyice Cotten

The Alaska Supreme Court has provided a 6-Element test for liability waivers. One of these elements is that “the release agreement must not represent or insinuate standards of safety or maintenance.”

Does Your Waiver Make any Promises to Your Clients?

June 6, 2018

By Doyice Cotten

It is not uncommon in liability waivers for the writer to include such language as a promise of safety, an effort to make the activity safe, a promise of safe equipment, an assurance of good supervision,

Sport Safety Statutes Can Affect the Effectiveness of Liability Waivers

July 14, 2015

By Doyice Cotten

Most states have enacted at least one of what are sometimes called sport safety acts or shared responsibility statutes (e.g., equine, ski, whitewater rafting) intended to define or limit the liability exposure of operators of selected activities.

Alaska Supreme Court Clarifies Alaska Waiver Law in Rock Gym Case

October 28, 2014

By Doyice Cotten

Claire Donahue (Donahue v. Ledgends, Inc., 2014 Alas. LEXIS 153) signed up for a rock climbing class at Ledgends (dba Alaska Rock Gym). She was inexperienced in climbing, but active in other sport activities.