Legal Question in Personal Injury in Virginia

Re: PWC injury laws

As long as it's not a PWC for hire, an oral cautionary note letting the prospective users know that he and she will use the craft at their own risk and that you will not be liable for any injuries which they may sustain or for damages which they may cause------should be sufficient.

Re: PWC injury laws

In Virginia, such written "disclaimers" are really wothless to protect yourself. You generally cannot immunize yourself from your own negligence in advance. On the other hand, an injured person would probably have to prove that the equipment was defective and you knew it at the time you let them use it in order to win a case against you.

Despite the fact the "waiver" is probably legally useless it may still be beneficial to have someone sign it because they don't know its legally a meaningless document.