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Liability and Lawsuits

IMBA Club Insurance - Frequently Asked Questions
-- Details about the McKay Insurance special mountain biking club insurance policy.
Risk Management Primer
-- Answering the questions every land manager asks.
Introduction to Risk Management and Liability for Mountain Biking
-- Liability and risk management are some of the most daunting topics faced by trail managers today.
Designing a Risk Management Program for Mountain Biking
-- Based on material found in IMBA's forthcoming book, "Managing Mountain Biking".
Managing Risk With Trail Design
-- Principles of trail design, construction techniques and management strategies for managing risk.
Tips for Managing Risk in Ski Area Mountain Bike Operations
-- From the National Ski Area Association Journal, April/May 2006
Bad Things Do Happen to Good Clubs
-- Dan McKay give a summary of what to do when an accident occurs.
Freeriding and Risk Management: 15 Steps to Success
-- A step-by-step guide to managing the risks of freeriding.
Recreational Use Statutes for All 50 States
-- Protecting landowners providing recreational opportunities: download your state's brochure.
Landowner Liability
-- Tina Burkhardt Explains Recreational Use Statutes; with info on every U.S. state.
A Mountain Bike Liability Primer
-- Stuart Ulferts explains liability laws.
Table of State Liability Laws
-- A state by state overview of liability laws.
The Defense of Immunity for Public Entities in Lawsuits Arising Out of Recreation
-- This article discusses public land manager liability arising out of recreation with a focus on mountain biking.
You Play, You Pay
By Vernon Felton from BIKE magazine. Injured cyclists are suing bike manufacturers, sellers, and trail owners, hurting other mountain bikers and trail advocacy.

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