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
Jahndee Hong and her husband joined an athletic club and signed a liability waiver. In addition to the names of her and her husband, the membership listed the names of all three of their children.
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,
By Doyice J. Cotten
This update is taken from Waivers & Releases of Liability, 8th ed. by Doyice and Mary Cotten. It summarizes the most recent state case law regarding the enforceability of waivers for minors.
By Doyice Cotten
What is Risk Management? An expert in adventure law, Reb Gregg says:
The primary purpose of a risk management plan is not the avoidance of legal liability. Rather, it is the maintenance of a quality program;
By Doyice Cotten
In a recent case (Wolfe v. AmeriCheer, Inc., 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 827), a 13 year- old cheerleader suffered a spinal compression injury when a fellow cheerleader fell on her during the execution of a stunt.
By Doyice and Mary Cotten
On February 7 of this year we posted an article “Updating Parental Waiver Law — Part I”
updating laws regarding parental waivers in Florida and a number of other states.