Tanick: Exculpation clauses: Loopholes limit legal liability 

Posted: 10:28 am Fri, August 20, 2010
By Marshall H. Tanick

Exculpation clauses - provisions in contracts that disclaim liability - pose huge obstacles for personal injury claimants. The courts in Minnesota have increasingly expanded their scope and retrenched on restrictions in fending off personal injury claims. In typical cases, usually involving physical injuries sustained at recreational facilities, disclaimers often doom claimants. Three recent rulings by the ...