by Doyice Cotten
It is accepted that a well-written waiver, signed by an adult, is enforceable and will protect a provider from liability for injuries resulting from the negligence of the provider in most states. The same is not true,
By Doyice Cotten
Where there are fitness, recreation, and sport activities, there are injuries! Unfortunately, where there are injuries, there are lawsuits! Providers of these activities must take care to manage risk in three ways. First, the provider should institute a sound risk management program which includes an approach toward reducing the likelihood of injury as much as possible.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the eighth of an eight-part series on the enforcement of parental waivers.
As you should have surmised from the previous posts, parental waiver law varies by state.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the seventh of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
Last week, three states were discussed in which the enforcement of parental waivers is very likely.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the sixth of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
Three states will be discussed in this post.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the fifth of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
As discussed in a previous post,
By Doyice Cotten
This is the fourth of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
Parental waiver law in three states will be addressed in this post.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the third of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
Statutes Allowing Parental Waivers for Negligence
Three states have statutes that specifically state that parental waivers are enforceable under certain circumstances.
By Doyice Cotten
This is the second of an eight-part series on the enforceability of liability waivers of negligence when the sport or recreation participant is a minor.
In Part I of this series,
By Doyice Cotten
In September, we ran an article showing which states currently enforce parental waivers. The next week we were told of two recent cases dealing with the subject and in the process of searching for them,