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Youth and Adult Molesters
Parks and Rec Business Magazine has a great article on background checks for adult volunteers of youth sports. It is a well written and well researched article that talks about an issue that is a...
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Litigation costs a lot of money
Many times attorneys talk about winning. I hear this more from novices to litigation. My first book about dealing with lawyers I cautioned the reader to make sure they understood the value of their...
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You’ve got to be kidding: Chaperone liable for the death of girl on a trip
Every school takes trips and every school trip needs parents. If nothing else it is cruel and unusual punishment to require teachers to spend 24 hours a day with some kids. Most of the time the...
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Always Identify Everyone on a Trip
Always Identify Everyone on a Trip Not their names, but their position to you so you know how they are going to sue you. We do not look at volunteers as potential litigants. They are there to help...
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A Parent (or Guardian) is still in control of a child, no matter what the...
A question posed on an Ask the Expert page has a very simple answer a very simple question. The question asked was; must we allow adults into closed youth meetings? The simple answer is yes. There are...
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Get Outdoors! Become a Habitat Steward.
Do you have an interest in spending time outdoors? Do you have a desire to help improve your community for kids and wildlife? This unique opportunity may be right for you. Become a Habitat Steward....
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Adult volunteer responsibility ends when the minor is delivered back to his...
Thank heavens! Berlin v. Nassau County Council, Boy Scouts of America, 229 A.D.2d 414, 645 N.Y.S.2d 90 A youth was on a trip with a Scout troop which is a program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)....
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Berlin v. Nassau County Council, Boy Scouts of America, 229 A.D.2d 414, 645...
Rita Berlin et al., Respondents, vs. Nassau County Council, Boy Scouts of America et al., Defendants, and Hugh Brickley, Appellant. 95-05684 Supreme Court Of New York, Appellate Division, Second...
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Kids get hurt and some kids die
If you want your kids to play sports, enjoy the outdoors, and have fun, you have to accept the fact your kid will suffer an injury and some of those injuries are fatal. If parents continue to sue...
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Decision explains the liability in New Hampshire of a land owner allowing...
Reed v. National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Inc., 2010 DNH 18; 706 F. Supp. 2d 180; 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9236 Decision was a rare case were lawsuit was not brought until after the injured...
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Parental control: should you, are you accepting responsibility for kids and...
Once you accept responsibility, you are opening yourself up for any problem the minor may encounter. This scenario came to me, and my reaction was the exact opposite of the person telling me about it....
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SAR volunteer may sue victims he was searching for when he was injured
Sort of a reverse from the normal situation A 19 and a 20-year-old idiot got lost earlier this spring in Trabuco Canyon, California. During the search for the men, one SAR volunteer fell over a cliff...
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Is your local race a fund-raiser for a charity or an event for an out of...
Lawsuit claims that race organizer; make money from volunteers and volunteers should be paid. Entire US race and event “business” could change or disappear. Most events that we love to participate in,...
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Federal Volunteer Immunity Act
TITLE 42. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 139. VOLUNTEER PROTECTION Go to the United States Code Service Archive Directory § 14501. Findings and purpose. 1 § 14502. Preemption and election of...
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The Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Christopher Elliot, Deceased, Plaintiffs...
The Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Christopher Elliot, Deceased, Plaintiffs v. La Quinta Corporation, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16837 The Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Christopher Elliot, Deceased,...
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Stemke v. Mastrogiacomo, 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 906; 2014 NY Slip Op 30504(U)
Stemke v. Mastrogiacomo, 2014 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 906; 2014 NY Slip Op 30504(U) Warren Stemke, as Father and Natural Guardian of Brian Stemke, an infant under the age of eighteen (18) yeas and Warren...
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Wagner v. McGrady, 2009-Ohio-987; 2009 Ohio App. LEXIS 798
Wagner v. McGrady, 2009-Ohio-987; 2009 Ohio App. LEXIS 798 Dennis Wagner, Appellee v. Terry McGrady, Appellant Court of Appeals No. S-08-010 COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO, SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, SANDUSKY...
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Smith v. Kroesen, 9 F. Supp. 3d 439; 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39729
Smith v. Kroesen, 9 F. Supp. 3d 439; 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39729 Paul M., Plaintiff, v. John A. and Mark Cooley, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. No. 10-5723 (NLH)(AMD) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE...
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Byrne, JR., v. Fords-Clara Barton Boys Baseball League, Inc., 236 N.J. Super....
Byrne, JR., v. Fords-Clara Barton Boys Baseball League, Inc., 236 N.J. Super. 185; 564 A.2d 1222; 1989 N.J. Super. LEXIS 357 George C. Byrne, JR., A Minor by his Guardian Ad Litem, Francine Byrne, and...
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Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College, et al. 257 Va. 509; 514 S.E.2d 619;...
Mooring v. Virginia Wesleyan College, et al. 257 Va. 509; 514 S.E.2d 619; 1999 Va. LEXIS 69 Antonio Mooring, a Minor Who Sues by His Mother and Next Friend, Patricia Mooring, et al. v. Virginia...
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