Infants, Injury Claims and Waivers of Liability
When people participate in riskier organized sports such as martial arts, mountain biking, skiing or rafting often times the companies that organize these events require participants to sign a ‘waiver...
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Waivers of Liability: The Real World Consequences
(Updated March 15, 2012 – an Appeal of the below Decision was dismissed in reasons for judgement released today by the BC Court of Appeal) If you are harmed through the carelessness of others but...
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"Very Faint Small" Waiver Agreement Held Unenforceable
Reasons for judgment were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, finding that a waiver of a Plaintiff’s right to sue was not enforceable where the agreement was set out in a...
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Negligent Commercial Bus Driver Escapes Liability Due to Waiver of Liability;...
UPDATE – April 30, 2014 – The below decision was overturned by the BC Court of Appeal I have previously discussed the real world consequences of waivers of liability and the fact that these can...
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Chairlift Negligence Claim Dismissed Due To Waiver
Adding to this site’s archived cases addressing waivers of liability in sporting injury claims, reasons for judgment were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Kamloops Registry, addressing the...
View Article“It Is Contrary to Public Policy to Permit Contracts out of Liability for...
Important reasons for judgment were released today by the BC Court of Appeal confirming, in divided reasons, that it is contrary to public policy to allow a vehicle owner/operator to contract out of...
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