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Is This Waiver Enforceable?

• August 21, 2020
• Will Forero
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Every adult who has signed up for a gym membership, went skiing, visited an amusement park, or went to the town pool has probably signed a liability waiver at some point in their life. Liability waivers are typically similar in nature, exempting the facility you are visiting from liability if you get injured. Whenever I visit a facility that requires a waiver with my friends, someone always asks me, because I am a lawyer, “is this (the waiver) enforceable?” The answer is unsatisfying to them when I give them the typical lawyer response, “well… maybe.” The answer is maybe because…