[TheForge] lawyers and hold harmless ( was Re: anyone know of a disabled person wanting to take up blacksmithing?

[terry l. ridder]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2011, Andrew Vida wrote:

> Well, I'm good and crazy, so you can send it all here.
>
> As for your lawyers, WTF?  What in god's green acre could they be all
> nervous nellie about helping some poor bastard with some tooling?
>

they site countless frivolous lawsuits filed against donors of a vast
list of items that the party receiving the donation was either
alledgedly injured by or in someway harmed. many donors settle to avoid
long drawn out legal fees. other donors battle it out and eventually win
in the courts but lose financially because of the legal costs of
defending themself in the courts.

since many of the items i made myself or repaired myself, they are
concerned about "product liability".

the lawyers consider "hold warmless agreements" a complete and total
waste of paper and time.

they do not want to see me end up in more legal nightmares.

>
> If nothing else, you can always have the recipient sign a release/waiver.
>
> Jesus tapdancing christ... what a world.
>
> BTW, I was being somewhat facetious in asking my question.
>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>