By Doyice Cotten
Ravi Thackurdeen drowned while swimming at a Costa Rican beach at the end of a college study abroad while enrolled at Duke University and the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). His parents sued both entities alleging wrongful death and negligence (including gross negligence) (Thackurdeen v.
By Rick Conner
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Rick Conner is an attorney with McGuireWoods in Charlotte, N.C. This is an excellent summary of North Carolina waiver law, originally published in 2008. Thanks to Rick for granting permission for this reprinting.
By Doyice Cotten
On a recent trip to North Carolina, I picked up a copy of their waiver from three whitewater rafting companies – Nantahala Outdoor Center, Inc. (NOC), Carolina Outfitters, Inc.,
By Doyice Cotten
On a recent whitewater rafting trip, the rafting company (Carolina Outfitters) employed an interesting technique for rafting instruction and for warning clients of the inherent risks of rafting.
When the group of rafters was seated,
