By Doyice Cotten
Lisa Garvine fell from her horse during a charity horse ride offered by Oxford Grain & Hay Company on land owned by the State of Maryland. This suit ensued (Garvine v. Maryland,
By Doyice Cotten
In this case, two persons (Cynthia Mowery and Brian Alexander), injured in separate incidents, sued The Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy and the instructor, Barry Smith, alleging gross negligence in causing serious injuries. Each was in training at the Academy and each had signed a liability waiver (Mowery v.
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
Eugene Jaeger, operator of the Unicorn Strings Music Company was a vendor at the outdoor International Renaissance Festival (IRF) in Maryland when he slipped and fell while walking on a gravel walkway and a boardwalk to go to the restroom.
Court in one more state rules that parental waivers are enforceable — this brings the number to approximately 15. This is an interesting case which includes well-explained reasoning of the two sides of the argument: Should a parent be allowed to waive the rights of a minor?
By Doyice Cotten
Just this week I was told by a health club employee that “Waivers are not worth the paper they are written on.” I had not heard that bit of erroneous information in some time; most sport,
By Doyice Cotten
In a recent case (Rosen v. BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., 2012 Md. App. LEXIS 100), Rosen was a member of BJ’s Wholesale Club. In becoming a member, Rosen signed a waiver releasing the store from liability for negligence.
