By Doyice Cotten
Waiver law in Hawaii has been unclear for some time. In the past, waivers have been enforced in Hawaii, however, in 1997 the Hawaii Legislature passed HRS § 663-1.54 which read in part:
(a) Any person who owns or operates a business providing recreational activities to the public,
By Doyice Cotten
In a case involving a collision between two jet skis during a jet ski tour provided by Royal Caribbean Cruises (Royal), Royal listed the risk management steps taken in an effort to prevent injuries ( In re Royal Caribbean Cruises,
By Doyice J. Cotten
In January of this year, we posted an article that dealt with waivers and negligence per se. This article, which originally appeared in Fitness Management magazine, also relates to negligence per se.
Reoven Capri suffered injury when he slipped and fell on the pool deck while walking to the pool.
By Doyice and Mary Cotten
On February 7 of this year we posted an article “Updating Parental Waiver Law — Part I”
updating laws regarding parental waivers in Florida and a number of other states.
By Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton of KMK
On March 1, 2011, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision granting summary judgment to a snowmobile club and county government that jointly maintained a northern Wisconsin snowmobile trail system.
By Doyice Cotten
Several court rulings as well as a new statute have affected the parental waiver landscape recently. The purpose of this two-part article is to bring you up-to-date on changes in the law. Three states are discussed below and Alabama,