Waiver And Release Of Liability: Fill & Download for Free

Many places that provide physical activity as a service, such as trampoline parks, indoor rock climbing gyms, skating rinks, and others actually have some pretty shady fine print if you actually bother to read and the understand the liability release forms you’re signing in order to enjoy the service.Of course, there is text in those agreements that states that you understand that there is an inherent risk to participating, and the service provider is not liable for injury you sustain due to misuse of equipment, attempting maneuvers that are beyond your skill level, or the improper activity of other patrons. Those are reasonable.There is often also additional text that states that you absolve the service provider of liability for injure that you sustain as a result of happenstance, such as a piece of equipment malfunctioning or breaking. This is starting to get hazy, but I suppose there is still a case to be made that equipment does wear out, and catastrophic failure could feasibly be chalked up to very unfortunate timing.But if you look closely enough, you can even find fine print that states that you absolve the service provider of injury that you sustain due to negligence. Indeed, some places are getting you to sign waivers that basically state that they will flip you the bird when you are injured by equipment that is rusted or has other obvious signs of degradation or another customer whose dangerous activity has been known to staff but staff has not asked that person to leave.Here is a waiver for a popular trampoline park called Quantum Leap. The dirty print in question is contained in the sections titled “Release of Liability” and “Indemnification”.

A Google search forskydiving release of liability formwill produce more forms than you will be able to handle.

No, they’re different things.Disclaimer is an advance WARNING before a problem arisesA disclaimer is a statement that repudiates possible claims, warranties or bequests if it arises later. In other words, it disavows or rejects liability and/or responsibility if some situation or condition arises.A movie may carry a disclaimer about the characters bearing no relation to living persons.A book may carry a disclaimer about the characters or story being completely fictitious (fake) so that the author can disavow legal liability if and when he is sued for defamation.An investment website may carry a disclaimer that all information presented is for reference only, not actual investment advice, and not a guarantee that investment performance will rise or fall.A lawyer’s online writing may carry a disclaimer that all information presented is general information for no particular purpose and doesn’t create a client/attorney relationship.Release of liability is a legal DOCUMENT after a problem has arisenA release of liability is a different matter. It is a legal document between two parties. One party (the releasor) promising not to sue the other party (the releasee) for past or future problems, damages or injuries.In short, it is a “liability waiver” form.Most ordinarily, the release of liability form is done when an accident (e.g. car wreck or property damage) has already occurred.The main purpose of the release of liability is this:— Instead of going through an expensive lawsuit, both parties agree to settle the dispute out of court. That settlement will contain the liability waiver form.Thanks for the A2A.