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Utah Supreme Court Reaffirms: Parental Waivers Are Not Enforceable in Utah

September 5, 2019

By Doyice Cotten

Levi Rutherford, a minor and a highly skilled skier, suffered a brain injury when he skied into a patch of thick, wet, machine-made snow and crashed at a ski resort d.b.a. The Canyons.

Injured Ski Patron Claims “No Consideration” when Purchase was Online and Waiver Executed Two Days Later

August 6, 2019

By Doyice Cotten

Ms. Patterson bought a ski lift ticket online, paying $57. Two days later she picked up her ticket at the resort. The front of this lift ticket contained an adhesive sticker, designed to be removed and adhered to a wicket on the ticket holder’s clothing,