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:

Compounded Quarterly

A method of calculating interest where the interest earned is added to the principal four times a year, leading to interest on interest.

Payments

The act of transferring money, or its equivalent, from one party to another as a settlement of an obligation, such as bills, invoices, or loans.

Compounded Monthly

This term refers to the process of earning interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, calculated on a monthly basis.

Invest

To assign funds with the anticipation of obtaining future gains, like earnings or financial returns.