BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. v. Rosen

This case requires us to consider the enforceability of a clause, which contained both an exculpatory provision and indemnification language, in an agreement executed by a parent on behalf of his minor son permitting his son’s use of a free supervised play area called the “Incredible Kids’ Club” (Kids’ Club) offered by BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ’s), a commercial wholesale retail center at its location in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Kids’ Club contained a number of different amusement items, including, for instance, a plastic apparatus called “Harry the Hippo” for children to use while…