By Doyice Cotten
Injuries occurring in health clubs in the State of New York can be problematic for club owners since protection against liability for negligence is ineffective in many circumstances – one being in places of amusement or recreation.
I recently received an email from James Hellwege regarding risk management efforts of a provider in relation to the assumption of risks by the participants. It is encouraging when providers take positive steps 1) to inform participants of the risks of an activity and 2) to document their actions with accuracy.
By Charles R. Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp ©2012*
I am pleased to be able to run this great article on waivers and releases by two of the leading adventure law attorneys. Part I was posted last week.
By Doyice Cotten
Two couples, the Beckmans and the Jaegers, were injured while participating in a commercial jeep tour of a ranch (Jaeger v. Hartley, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 613). The ranch driver became aware that the Jeep’s brakes were not working during the tour.
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 Table is excerpted from the 7th edition of Waivers & Releases of Liability by Doyice and Mary Cotten.
Have you ever wondered “What is the difference between assumption of risk and a waiver?” What about “‘What exactly is the function of a waiver?”
