Philip Has Been in Training for Several Months and Now

question 34

Essay

Philip has been in training for several months and now plans to run in the school-sponsored, 10-mile, fun-run mini-marathon. He completes and signs an entry blank which contains the statement, "I hereby agree to hold the sponsors harmless for any injury sustained as a result of participation in this event no matter how such injury may be caused."
a. What is the legal term for this clause in the agreement?
b. Is the clause valid and legally enforceable? Explain its legal effect.

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Definitions:

Clear Filter

The action of removing applied criteria from a dataset to return to an unfiltered or original view.

Toggle Filter

A feature in software applications that allows users to switch filtering on and off on data sets to view specific subsets of data.

Toggle Filter

A feature in software that allows users to switch a filter on or off to change which data is displayed.

Filter By Form

A feature in database applications that allows users to filter data by filling out a form with criteria.