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Failing to let go, “volunteer” teacher falls of zip line & recovers $1,650,000
No defenses, no release, just a trail and an appeal which the plaintiff lost. Have EVERYONE sign a release, including staff and volunteers of your guests Timmer, et al., v. Shamineau Adventures, 2005...
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Colorado making new rules for operating Zip Lines & Rope Courses. Meeting...
OPS AMUSEMENT RIDES AND DEVICES PROGRAM Stakeholder Meeting Notice Proposed Regulation Updates The Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) intends to begin a permanent rule change process for the...
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Littlejohn v. Timberquest Park at Magic, LLC, et. al., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...
Littlejohn v. Timberquest Park at Magic, LLC, et. al., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96443 Joseph P. Littlejohn, Plaintiff, v. Timberquest Park at Magic, LLC, and Corporate Challenge, Inc., d/b/a Adventure...
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Dodge v. Grafton Zipline Adventures, LLC, 2015 IL App (5th) 140124-U; 2015...
Dodge v. Grafton Zipline Adventures, LLC, 2015 IL App (5th) 140124-U; 2015 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1584 April Dodge, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Grafton Zipline Adventures, LLC, and Michael Quinn,...
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Zip line accused of being common carrier which makes releases unenforceable....
Many ropes courses have determined that agreeing to be supervised by the state is the way to go. In Illinois, that supervision would have voided all defenses for a challenge course because they would...
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Summer 2015 Commercial Fatalities
This list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality...
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BYA Sports Recalls Skyline Backyard Zipline Kits Due to Fall Hazard
Name of Product: Bring Your Adventure Sports (BYA) Skyline Zipline Kits Recall Summary http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/BYA-Outdoors-Recalls-Skyline-Backyard-Zipline-Kits/ Hazard: A crimp in the...
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Sanchez v. Project Adventure, Inc., 12 A.D.3d 208; 785 N.Y.S.2d 46; 2004 N.Y....
Sanchez v. Project Adventure, Inc., 12 A.D.3d 208; 785 N.Y.S.2d 46; 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13184 Benjamin Sanchez, Also Known as Gerard Sanchez, Respondent-Appellant, v. Project Adventure, Inc.,...
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Defendant loses an interesting product liability case. Usually, the...
The Zip Line was designed with bungee cord that was used to break the ride. The owner of the zip line replaced the bungee cord with another bungee cord that was allegedly shorter than the initial cord...
View ArticleGreat American Alliance Insurance Company, Plaintiff, vs. Windermere Baptist...
Great American Alliance Insurance Company, Plaintiff, vs. Windermere Baptist Conference Center, Inc., et al., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103148 Great American Alliance Insurance Company, Plaintiff, vs....
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Just because you have a piece of paper saying you are an additional insured,...
Additional insured certificates are limited by two things, what the underlying policy provides coverage for and what the certificate of insurance says it will cover. Lacking coverage under the policy...
View ArticlePittman, v. Zoar Outdoor Adventure Resort, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107839
Pittman, v. Zoar Outdoor Adventure Resort, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107839 Josephine Pittman, Plaintiff, v. Zoar Outdoor Adventure Resort, Inc., Defendant. Civil Action No. 16-30182-MGM UNITED...
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2nd Annual Adventure Trainer’s
WHAT: The 2nd Annual Adventure Trainer’s Lab is an advanced level conference that offers professional development and continuing education opportunities to TRAINERS working in the “traditional use”...
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New Book Aids Both CEOs and Students
“Outdoor Recreation Insurance, Risk Management, and Law” is a definitive guide to preventing and overcoming legal issues in the outdoor recreation industry Denver based James H. Moss, JD, an attorney...
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Need a Handy Reference Guide to Understand your Insurance Policy?
This book should be on every outfitter and guide’s desk. It will answer your questions, help you sleep at night, help you answer your guests’ questions and allow you to run your business with less...
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What is a Risk Management Plan and What do You Need in Yours?
Everyone has told you, you need a risk management plan. A plan to follow if you have a crisis. You‘ve seen several and they look burdensome and difficult to write. Need help writing a risk management...
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New Book Aids Both CEOs and Students
“Outdoor Recreation Insurance, Risk Management, and Law” is a definitive guide to preventing and overcoming legal issues in the outdoor recreation industry Denver based James H. Moss, JD, an attorney...
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New Book Aids Both CEOs and Students
“Outdoor Recreation Insurance, Risk Management, and Law” is a definitive guide to preventing and overcoming legal issues in the outdoor recreation industry Denver based James H. Moss, JD, an attorney...
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Need a Handy Reference Guide to Understand your Insurance Policy?
This book should be on every outfitter and guide’s desk. It will answer your questions, help you sleep at night, help you answer your guests’ questions and allow you to run your business with less...
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What is a Risk Management Plan and What do You Need in Yours?
Everyone has told you, you need a risk management plan. A plan to follow if you have a crisis. You‘ve seen several and they look burdensome and difficult to write. Need help writing a risk management...
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New Book Aids Both CEOs and Students
“Outdoor Recreation Insurance, Risk Management, and Law” is a definitive guide to preventing and overcoming legal issues in the outdoor recreation industry Denver based James H. Moss, JD, an attorney...
View ArticleLukken v. Fleischer, 962 N.W.2d 71 (Iowa 2021)
962 N.W.2d 71 Thomas LUKKEN, Appellant, v. Korby L. FLEISCHER, individually and d/b/a Mt. Crescent Ski Area ; Samantha Fleischer, individually and d/b/a Mt. Crescent Ski Area; Mt. Crescent Ski Area, an...
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Iowa Supreme upholds release for injuries due to an accident on a zip line.
However, case goes to trial based on plaintiffs’ claims of gross negligence, which do not exist under Iowa law? Lukken v. Fleischer, 962 N.W.2d 71 (Iowa 2021) State: Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa...
View ArticleBowling v. Mammoth Cave Adventures, LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020)
BILLY D. BOWLING APPELLANT v. MAMMOTH CAVE ADVENTURES, LLC APPELLEE NO. 2019-CA-000822-MR Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals APRIL 24, 2020 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED APPEAL FROM BARREN CIRCUIT COURT...
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Kentucky appellate court upholds the use of a release to stop claims from...
Plaintiff did not make very good arguments, and court pointed that out. Bowling v. Mammoth Cave Adventures, LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2020) State: Kentucky: Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals Plaintiff:...
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