[BC] KDND Verdict

[Mike McCarthy]

Most waivers aren't.  A litigator will find material fault with nearly any
waiver form.  Even those with notaries as witnesses.  A lawyer I know once
commented that waivers will prevent about 90% of litgation. Mostly
business related. When it comes to serious injury or life question issues,
they're essentially worthless most of the time.

While personal responsability has gone out the window it seems, I suspect
there will be fewer goofy promotions which could even be remotely harmful.
 Like who can ride the roller coaster the longest promotion might even be
curtailed for fear of someone having a heart attack in the 18th hour and
1387th time.

MM

> In my capacity as a throwback to a simpler time, permit me a question.
>
> Can you (or any of you still reading the thread) think of a situation
> involving a radio station contest where a contestant accidentally dies
> after having signed a waiver holding the radio station harmless, and
> personal responsibility *does* apply?
>
> I'm specifically looking for a place where you'd hold a contestant to
> his/her word and the letter and spirit of a liability waiver.  The
> consensus seems to be that a waiver is not worth the paper it is
> written upon.
>
> Jeff/KD4RBG