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But can you sue if you've signed a waiver? The answer is; you may be able to. Even if you've signed a waiver in advance you can still pursue legal action for an injury suffered due to the negligence of another party.

Liability waivers are null and void in Louisiana. In fact, Louisiana is one of only three states that do not uphold liability waivers in court.

Generally, liability waivers are not enforceable if the injury or accident falls outside the defined scope of the waiver. For instance, say your child's afterschool youth program requires that you sign a waiver releasing them from liability in the event your child gets injured during indoor rock climbing.

The courts have stated that upholding liability waivers are not in the public interest, as boilerplate, standard waivers are generally overbroad and all-inclusive, which disclaims organizations from everything, even simple negligence.

In California, liability waivers are used to help shield businesses from being sued if someone gets injured on their property. Whether they are enforceable or not depends on how well they are drafted and whether gross negligence was involved.

Waivers, like all legal documents, generally need to be clear, specific, and concrete. This means the waiver text cannot be ambiguous, unreadable, unspecific, or hard to understand. Another situation where a waiver may be invalid is if a separate party, not protected by the legal document, caused your injuries.