Mississippi Parental Waiver Law
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A Look at Mississippi Waiver Law
By Doyice Cotten
Mississippi waiver law is not crystal clear in spite of several Supreme Court of Mississippi rulings. Some major considerations are addressed in the following.
Quinn v. Mississippi State University (1998)
An important liability waiver case addressed by the Mississippi Supreme Court (Quinn v.
What Does Your Waiver Protect Against? Inherent Risks – Ordinary Negligence – Acts Greater than Ordinary Negligence
By Doyice Cotten
There are literally hundreds of waiver cases in which the waiver protected the provider from liability for ordinary negligence by the provider. In the Salinger case below, the waiver specifically stated that Grace Farms was released from liability for negligence (meaning ordinary negligence) and would have protected the provider from such liability.
News Flash: Ruling on Parental Waivers in Indiana
By Doyice Cotten
[It is interesting (frustrating) that this Indiana case (and 2 more parental waiver cases to be addressed soon) have been recently published and found just days after a summary article for parental waivers appeared on this website.]
Facts
A 17-year-old girl playing in a summer baseball/softball league was injured while sliding into second base (Wabash County Young Men’s Christian Association,