I went riding at a racetrack today. How many waivers do you have to sign first? A lot. My favorite part was this somewhat defective summary of California negligence law:

In California, a person may be actively negligent either by doing some act or by participating in some manner in some kind of conduct or omission which caused an injury (for example, a decision made by school staff not to place a flag man at a spot where a collision later occurs) ...

In other words, negligence is defined as causation.

I accept and use all equipment furnished to me "as is", with any defects, whether apparent or not. I intend to release [all the] equipment suppliers from any strict or product liability for my injury or death.

This part got me thinking about Asahi, World-Wide Volkswagen, and whether I could obtain personal jurisdiction over Kawasaki anyhow. Made me a little misty for first year civ pro.

22 Oct 05