{"id":5222,"date":"2016-09-19T21:29:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5222"},"modified":"2016-09-19T21:29:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:29:34","slug":"should-i-sign-an-assumption-of-riskrelease-of-liability-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/should-i-sign-an-assumption-of-riskrelease-of-liability-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I sign an Assumption of Risk\/Release of Liability Form?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/rachel-miller\">Rachel Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Aaah. Fall. Autumn. Changing colors. Crisp air. Back to school. Fall sports \u2013 football, soccer, volleyball, cross-country. Is there anything not to love about the fall season? However, with back to school and fall sports often comes the obligatory Assumption of Risk\/Release of Liability form that your child brings home to participate in the above school sports (or many other school activities). You may have also have signed them in connection to participate in other activities such as amusement parks, trampoline activities, or even every-day activities like roller and ice skating.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">A release of liability form is an agreement between the parties, where the participant waives or releases any future negligence claim he may have against the school, organizer, sponsor, or vendor of the activity or sport. The organizer\/sponsor of the activity often names specific risks inherent in the activity, and the participant acknowledges an assumption of those risks, and agrees not to sue the organizer even if the organizer commits negligence. The release also often contains agreements to arbitrate any disputes or to litigate only in the state where the activity took place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/should-i-sign-an-assumption-of-riskrelease-of-liability-form\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Should I sign an Assumption of Risk\/Release of Liability Form?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rachel Miller Aaah. Fall. Autumn. Changing colors. Crisp air. Back to school. Fall sports \u2013 football, soccer, volleyball, cross-country. Is there anything not to love about the fall season? 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