by Doyice Cotten
Sylvia Rieff and her two children visited Jesse James Riding Stables, Inc. and took a guided horseback riding tour. Ms. Rieff signed a “Horse Rental Agreement” which included a release of liability. The 2022 case (Rieff v.
By Doyice Cotten
Ms. Sylvia Rieff and her two children visited Jesse James Riding Stables, Inc. (JJStables) and took a guided horseback riding tour. Approximately 20 minutes into the tour, as the trail entered the surrounding woods, Ms.
By Doyice Cotten
Tami Truax was struggling financially in Henderson, Nevada and was going to lose the property; to avoid the loss, she sold the property to her parents (the Riddles) who leased the property to her sister,
By Doyice Cotten
In waiver cases, a court has to determine if the liability waiver does, indeed, protect the defendant from liability for negligence. In this post, we will examine a recent waiver addressed in Garvine v.
By Doyice Cotten
Deanna Perkinson was on a trail ride with a good friend and several others when the horse her friend (Sarah Courson) was riding suddenly kicked her; the result was a broken bone and two subsequent surgeries (Perkinson v.
By Doyice J. Cotten
Stefana Pecher took riding lesson at Showtime Stables which was owned by Rhea Distefano. After about six lessons, the horse ridden by Pecher was acting lazy, was not obeying commands, and was reacting slowly.
By Doyice Cotten
Two major problems with liability waivers are that they are sometimes misunderstood and misused by owners or managers of sport businesses. First, some sport managers think that a liability waiver provides total protection against lawsuits for injury.
By Doyice Cotten
It is common practice for hotels and resorts around the world to offer optional tours to guests through activity providers. These types of tours include such activities as snorkeling, nature tours, tubing, sightseeing, and any number of other activities.
