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Old Mon Dec 31, 2012, 04:50pm
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... threats of litigation or possible inquiries, ..
For what?! Participants sign waivers...
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For what?! Participants sign waivers...
I do not know what a waiver has to do with the officials you hire and if they are perceived as being competent to do their job. I doubt that a waiver is going to prevent from all litigation. I know just as an official is we do not apply a safety issue we can open ourselves for some liability if we ignore certain safety rules or procedures. Concussion procedure comes to mind.

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For what?! Participants sign waivers...
A waiver doesn't exempt another party from liability in cases of negligence. For example, if you were to ignore the rules pertaining to blood or concussions, you could be sued for negligence and that waiver wouldn't be worth a damn.
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Great Stuff Thanks guys, you all have been so helpful.
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Old Mon Dec 31, 2012, 09:44pm
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A waiver doesn't exempt another party from liability in cases of negligence. For example, if you were to ignore the rules pertaining to blood or concussions, you could be sued for negligence and that waiver wouldn't be worth a damn.
But the rules for blood and concussions are made (in the case of high schools) by NFHS are they not? Which means unless the church implemented the same blood and concussion policies, there can be no negligence because the official owed no duty with regard to those issues.

And it could be made to protect the guys regardless who are reffing, if it was done carefully.
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But the rules for blood and concussions are made (in the case of high schools) by NFHS are they not? Which means unless the church implemented the same blood and concussion policies, there can be no negligence because the official owed no duty with regard to those issues.
Don't these leagues usually adopt a standard rules set of some kind? I know that many youth leagues or Men's leagues agree to apply some rules like the NF or the NCAA. And if they want to modify those rules, they modify those rules by stating what will be applied or not applied. And if those leagues choose to not have a rule for concussions it is possible someone will sue on that basis if they are not diagnosed or properly not allowed to play.

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