Legal Question in Personal Injury in Oregon
protecting myself from injury claims
Im looking for a downloadable waiver form I could use to protect myself in case someone were to get injured while on my property. I do not want to be held responcible. Thank you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: protecting myself from injury claims
The feature of whether the waiver form you seek is "downloadable" should be the least of your issues. These messages like yours, posted to the LawGuru site, go out to lawyers. Virtually ANY of us would tell you, as I do, that you should talk directly to a lawyer, and describe the nature of the USE of your property, which causes you concern. THEN, you take it from there.
Don't mean to sound blunt our argumentive with you. I think you're ill-served, however, by any lawyer simply telling you where to find some generic "waiver" form, as if to validate that this is all you need.
The BEST defense against claims, aside from avoiding the negligent behavior or dangerous situations, is to buy plenty of liability INSURANCE. That's what it's for!
Good luck,
Sam
Some types of negligence CANNOT be waived -- it just depends on the specific circumstances.