JoAnn M. Eickhoff-Shemek, Ph.D., FACSM
President, Fitness Law Academy, LLC
Professor Emeritus, Exercise Science, University of South Florida
This following article was first published in the Fitness Law Academy’s newsletter in January 2021.
By Doyice Cotten
Most state waiver law comes from court rulings but many state legislatures have passed statutes regarding liability waivers. Some statutes have a strong impact upon waivers in the state; others are less important, often affecting waivers for only one sport.
By Doyice Cotten
Most, or at least many, sport, fitness, and recreation businesses rely upon liability waivers to protect the business from liability for injury in the event of provider negligence. One occasionally hears that waivers are not worth the paper they are written on.