[TheForge] Re:liability

[Saint Phlip]

On 2/20/07, schade at acegroup.cc <schade at acegroup.cc> wrote:
>
> On Feb 20, 2007, at 3:49 PM, Jim Beard wrote:
>
> > The only organization that I 'belong' to that holds an annual
> > 'conference' is Burning Man.  (http://burningman.com)  They facilitate
> > an arts festival in the form of a temporary city in the Black Rock
> > desert of Nevada once a year.  Close to 40,000 people attend for about
> > a week on average.  My understanding of the way that they handle the
> > insurance issue (and believe me, crazy, dangerous, relatively
> > un-insurable stuff goes on) is by a disclaimer on the ticket.  It
> > reads, "You voluntarily assume the risk of serious injury or death by
> > attending this event."
> >
>
>
> I'm no lawyer but I don't think you can waive your rights. If someone
> is negligent and you get hurt you can sue them waiver or not.
>
> I think.
>
> Bob

You're correct. Signing a waiver doesn't protect the event sponsor
from a claim of gross negligence, but it does help in that it
demonstrates that the participant went in knowing that the activity
was potentially dangerous. SCA uses them, and various Lists have bored
me crosseyed by discussing just what a waiver does and does not do.

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