By Doyice Cotten
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey went on a snorkeling tour in Hawaii. Prior to the trip, they signed liability waivers intended to relieve the tour company of liability for injuries resulting from tour company negligence.
Mrs.
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.
In a recent Vermont case, Melissa Lenter entered her horse in a fifty-mile endurance ride. Prior to the event, Lenter signed the following waiver of liability:
[I]n consideration of your accepting this entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs,
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
Vail Resorts Holdings, Inc. and others contracted with Bonsai Design LLC to build a zipline course on the back side of Vail Mountain. Bonsai is a company that plans zipline layouts, builds them, and advises zipline providers on their operation.
by Doyice Cotten
In a 2019 Texas case involving an accident on a fishing charter boat from New Pelican Charters (New Pelican Charters, LLC v. Unknown Claimants, 2019) The injuries occurred when the boat struck a shrimp boat.
Things That Get Exercise Professionals into Trouble!
Exercise professionals sometimes find themselves in legal trouble when they attempt to do things they are not qualified or licensed to do. Following the advice of Dr Eickhoff-Shemek can help exercise professionals stay in the gym and out of the courtroom.
By Doyice Cotten
Kimberly and James Shields sued RDM, LLC d/b/a Georgia All Stars (GA) for negligence when Kimberly tripped and fell from mats on the floor at an exhibition of participants’ routines for parents to view in the practice area of the gym.
By Doyice Cotten
Contrary to some opinions, All Waivers Are Not Born Equal. Waivers range in length from one sentence to several pages. Some are written specifically for one particular business while others are generic and intended to be used in many situations.
By Doyice Cotten
Steven Gilliam and Calvin Sanders chartered a boat from New Pelican Charters, LLC and both plaintiffs suffered back injuries when, seeing that the boat was about to collide with another fishing boat, tried to quickly move to a safer part of the boat.