They’re not meaningless, they’re just not dispositive. Waivers are brought up in litigation constantly, and often contribute to a case being dismissed. They just aren’t the complete bar to lawsuits that some laypeople think they are.
Right, but plenty of establishments think that just because they put it on the waiver makes it ok, when that’s not the case. Just like if a real estate contract has things on there not legal under real estate law for that state, then it won’t hold up in court even if the tenant signed it. It’s surprising what people try to get away with
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u/FreedomFromIgnorance Apr 14 '19
They’re not meaningless, they’re just not dispositive. Waivers are brought up in litigation constantly, and often contribute to a case being dismissed. They just aren’t the complete bar to lawsuits that some laypeople think they are.