Pennsylvania High Court: Athlete’s Liability Waiver Bars His Widow’s Claims

Mealey's (June 26, 2019, 11:54 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A waiver of liability agreement signed by a triathlete who died while competing in an event bars his widow’s wrongful death suit against the organizers of the event, an evenly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court said in a June 18 per curiam order affirming a lower court decision (Michele Valentino v. Philadelphia Triathlon LLC, No. 17-EAP-2017, Pa. Sup., Eastern Div., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 3368)....