Tag Archives: employer/employee

Waiver Protects Chimp Sanctuary from Suit by College Intern

October 8, 2013

By Doyice Cotten

An Oregon appellate court (Howard v. Chimps, Inc., 2012 Ore. App. LEXIS 986) ruled that a waiver of liability signed by a student doing a college internship adequately protected the chimpanzee sanctuary from liability when the intern was attacked by a chimpanzee.

Employer/Employee Waiver Enforced Despite Unequal Bargaining Power

May 14, 2012

By Doyice Cotten

Northwest Nazarene University required Morrison and some co-workers to participate in a “team building exercise” that included, among other things, a climbing wall activity. Morrison fell, was seriously injured, and sued alleging negligence (Morrison v.

Waivers, Employer/Employees, and Bargaining Position

May 7, 2012

Waivers, Employer/Employees, and Bargaining Position

By Doyice Cotten

This article is taken from Waivers & Releases of Liability 7th ed. by Doyice and Mary Cotten.

Employers are considered to have a superior bargaining position over employees.