Defeating Liability Waivers in Personal Injury Cases: Substantive and Procedural Strategies
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for personal injury attorneys regarding substantive and procedural tactics for defeating a liability waiver signed by or for an injured client.
Outline
- Overview of liability release
- Purpose
- Public policy considerations
- Contractual considerations
- Requirements for valid release
- Enforceability checklist
- Parental waivers for minor children
- Case Studies
- Defeating release enforceability/validity
- Substantive arguments
- Procedural strategies
- Prohibitions against liability releases
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What makes a liability release form valid or invalid?
- How can personal injury attorneys defeat liability releases on substantive law grounds?
- How can personal injury attorneys use procedural strategies to defeat personal injury releases?
- What are the public policy considerations that support and oppose liability waivers?
- Are liability releases signed by a parent on behalf of a minor child enforceable?
- When are liability releases prohibited?
Faculty
Eric Romano
Romano Law Group
Mr. Romano concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and... | Read More
Mr. Romano concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and commercial litigation. During his career, he has gone to verdict in more than 100 criminal and civil trials. He frequently lectures in the areas of civil trial practice and authored on personal injury topics, including contributing as one of the authors of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit.
CloseKen Levinson
Levinson and Stefani
Mr. Levinson is a successful trial lawyer focusing on personal injury litigation. He is currently serving on the... | Read More
Mr. Levinson is a successful trial lawyer focusing on personal injury litigation. He is currently serving on the editorial board of The Warrior, the Trial Lawyers College magazine. He has also been selected as one of only 100 trial lawyers from Illinois to be chosen for membership into The American Trial Lawyers Association. He is a frequent speaker on personal injury issues at conferences, and is the he creator and founder of the child safety blog, The Safest Line.
CloseMichael L. Jacobs
Law Offices of Michael L. Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs focuses his practice on personal injury law. He successfully litigates cases involving automobile accidents,... | Read More
Mr. Jacobs focuses his practice on personal injury law. He successfully litigates cases involving automobile accidents, bicycle injuries, pedestrian injuries, trip and fall accidents, worksite accidents, wrongful death occurrences, product liability cases, and uninsured claims. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), and an active member in the Washington State legal community.
CloseJeffery M. Jacobs
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Law Offices of Michael L. Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs practices personal injury law. He has successfully litigated personal injury cases involving defeating... | Read More
Mr. Jacobs practices personal injury law. He has successfully litigated personal injury cases involving defeating liability waivers, obtaining favorable results. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice, and an active member in the Washington State legal community.
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