We signed these releases for years whenever our kids went on school field trips, or when they played team sports for community Parks & Rec, YMCA, swim & tennis club leagues etc. It was always with the assumption on our part that it was applicable to that particular event/activity, not all others sponsored by that entity in perpetuity.
In reading the waivers shown for TV here on this thread, I'm not so sure the release pertains to all "activities" the person would ever attend/participate in in TV.
Each of these releases has the particulars of that class, outing or team sport at the top of it, which would imply (to us non-lawyers) that the release pertains to that particular activity, not all others sponsored by TV in perpetuity.
But when it comes to liability and lawsuits, we all see suits dragging on for years that were not dismissed at the beginning because of a release like this. They don't seem to carry much weight. A similar dilemma was brought up in a recent thread about rental golf carts and ones provided by landlords and those provided by TV during a Lifestyle Preview Stay. Various people opined that a "hold harmless" release/waiver like this signed by the cart user would not hold up in court, and the cart owner would be screwed no matter what.....therefore dealers and landlords are deciding to have nothing to do with owning a cart driven by renters.
It would be good to hear from the attorneys who identify themselves and are approved on TOTV for giving legal advice like this.
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