Get your release right.

Here’s another recent Tennessee Supreme Court case that is worth noting.  The situation is that employer has someone working for them.  They have them sign a very simple release regarding on the job injuries.   However, it specifically stated “…if I am running business or personal errands…”. Well, there’s was the rub.  Since this person was injured while doing office work and not while running errands, the release did not apply.  I suspect that this release form was not written by an attorney.  Had this release been written by an attorney, the business owner would have stood a much better chance of escaping liability.

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