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When Are Liability Waivers Effective?

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENFORCEABLE LIABILITY WAIVER OR RELEASE Contractual releases of liability are contracts (as the name explains), and are therefore subject to the same legal defenses and enforceability issues as other contracts. Specifically, an enforceable waiver requires some “consideration” (a legal term for “value received”) and cannot be entered into through fraud or duress.