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Melendez V. Happy Trails and Riding Center, Inc.- What do you want first: the good news or the bad

Sarah Everhart

Mar 14, 2017
4 min

Melendez V. Happy Trails and Riding Center, Inc.- What do you want first: the good news or the bad

By Sarah Everhart The ALEI legal specialists often educate Maryland farmers about liability risks and how the use of liability waivers is one way farmers can reduce their liability exposure. In response to the presentations, we often get the following question from a farmer in one form or another, “Are waivers actually enforceable?” In other words, “If someone gets hurt at my farm will the fact that he or she signed a waiver really protect me?” In September 2016, a U.S. Dist

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Apr 14, 2015
3 min

Is Your Liability Waiver Enforceable?

By Ashley Ellixson If you have been reading the blog for a while now, you know we frequently discuss landowner liability issues. A few months ago, I discussed issues to consider when forming a liability waiver. Today, I will be discussing the enforceability of that waiver. In other words, does you liability waiver ACTUALLY protect your operation from claims against a visitor who was unfortunately injured? To answer this question and determine enforceability of a waiver, th

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New Extension Fact Sheet on Livestock Liability Issues Has Been Released

Paul Goeringer

Nov 14, 2014
1 min

New Extension Fact Sheet on Livestock Liability Issues Has Been Released

You may have noticed here lately we have announced a few new publications have been released. You maybe asking yourselves, “Paul, how do you write blog posts, present at meetings, and still have time to author publications?” The answer is simple; these have been working their way through the UME peer review process and were done months ago. We will not always be turning out publications at this level, so enjoy them while they are being released. Today, the Agriculture Law

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Liability Waiver-Something You Should Consider To Protect Your Farm

Admin

Oct 30, 2014
3 min

Liability Waiver-Something You Should Consider To Protect Your Farm

By Ashley Ellixson Do you give tours of your farm operation? Do people knock on your door and ask to see your cow, poultry, vegetable operation, or the like? If your answer to either of these questions is YES, you may have legal questions regarding these interested people. Many of you are concerned about visitors on your farm for various reasons. This is a common concern amongst all farmers no matter what your operation entails. One of the major issues that arise when peop

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Managing Legal Risks for Agritourism Operations

Paul Goeringer

Oct 10, 2014
3 min

Managing Legal Risks for Agritourism Operations

This column should not be construed as legal advice This column originally appeared in the Lancaster Farming, Vol. 59 No. 52 Oct. 4th Edition. I realize this column is a couple of months overdue but we are in the middle of agritourism season for many farms across the state and country. Many of you have the opportunity to walk through corn mazes, pick pumpkins, or go on a hayride. But many agritourism operators have concerns about how to limit liability for customers who get

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