Titanic Sub Victims’ Families Could Still Sue Despite Liability Waivers June 23, 2023 By Jack Queen Liability waivers signed by passengers on a submersible lost at sea during a dive to the Titanic wreck may not...
Colleges Asking Returning Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Risk Forms June 22, 2020 By Ralph D. Russo Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before...
Liability Waivers Not Always Effective But Employers Take ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ View June 17, 2020 By Tom Krisher and Mark Sherman As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they...
Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers June 1, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and John McCrank As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons...
NY Stock Exchange Partially Reopens Trading Floor; Traders, Staff Sign Liability Waivers May 28, 2020 By John McCrank New York Governor Andrew Cuomo donned a face mask and rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange...
Arizona Supreme Court Ruling May Expose Agents to Lawsuits July 17, 2015 By Don Jergler An Arizona Supreme Court ruling may expose agents who write auto policies to malpractice lawsuits if they are accused of...
How IBM Handles Age Disclosure, Employee Privacy, Job Bias Claims May 13, 2014 By Alex Barinka For at least a decade, International Business Machines Corp. gave fired employees information detailing a severance package that asked them...
Brokerage Schwab Hit with Complaint Over Client Lawsuit Waivers February 2, 2012 By Joseph A. Giannone and Suzanne Barlyn Wall Street’s own watchdog filed a complaint against Charles Schwab Corp. on Wednesday accusing the online brokerage of requiring customers...