Waiver for a Hunt Camp

[delmer]

I was bit by a large dog when I was a child I think I was around 10 or 11. We never sued the owners they were friends of ours. The dog had gotten lose and attacked two of us while we were playing, but like I said you rarely ever hear of talk like that in the Maritimes it is an Ontario thing.

If I was to actually sue someone every time something happaned (which I probably could) I would never have to work again and trust me I would be a multi millionair.

GW, you seem to be missing the point that several people have made. Many lawsuits aren't the result of individuals suing, but rather insurance companies trying to recupe the money they had to pay out on someone's behalf. Doesn't matter where you live in Canada.

[welsh]

That is the point. We have high quality guys and a long track record of no problems, but sooner or later.... It is not the guys in the crew, but their insurance companies or a widow that worry me. Yes we have insurance. Yes you can't waive liability for negligence. Yes you can always be sued. And yes waivers seem to mean something anyway. God knows I have signed enough of them over the years. I was really just hoping to see a few examples, not to debate if we should or shouldn't have them.

Re your request for examples, I'll repeat my earlier suggestion: if you're serious about protecting yourself, hire a real lawyer.

I've never regretted paying a lawyer to do anything I needed done.

[mnr]

Can sure tell who (else) lives in Northern Ontario on this thread, even before looking at locations.

[greatwhite]

The only time I can see the insurance company going after someone then is if somebody was killed.

Point I am making is these incidents rarely happen in the Maritimes it is an Ontario thing. Just got off the phone and my Dad couldn't even believe it.

My cousin was in a hunting accident this winter another hunter didn't see him (actually a friend) pellets landed in front of him one richot and hit him behind the eye. Nobody is being sued. Not a single person. The pellet is still lodged behind his eye near the optic nerve.

GW, you seem to be missing the point that several people have made. Many lawsuits aren't the result of individuals suing, but rather insurance companies trying to recupe the money they had to pay out on someone's behalf. Doesn't matter where you live in Canada.

[greatwhite]

As I said if I had sued every time I had the legal right believe me when I say I would very easily be a multi millionair and that isn't close to being a joke.

GW, you seem to be missing the point that several people have made. Many lawsuits aren't the result of individuals suing, but rather insurance companies trying to recupe the money they had to pay out on someone's behalf. Doesn't matter where you live in Canada.

[greatwhite]

Delmer I forgot to add my cousin is getting compensation for loss in one eye by his insurance company and nobody is being sued.

[welsh]

That would be because insurance companies don't automatically sue. Again, it has nothing to do with where you live.

And by the way, if you'd sued every time you thought you had the right to, you wouldn't be a millionaire. You'd be bankrupt from paying costs.

[MikePal]

To give you an idea of what a "Use at your Own Risk" waiver form looks like when a lawyer and insurance company draft it up.....read thru this one done up for using a Mountain Bike....baffles the mind what is required to avoid litigation....

http://www.oasisinsurance.ca/pdf/imba_canada_waiver.pdf