Sanchez v. Atlanta Union Mission Corporation

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Wilfredo Sanchez filed this negligence action against Atlanta Union Mission Corporation (the “Atlanta Mission”) after he was injured while carrying out a work assignment as part of a substance abuse rehabilitation program. Atlanta Mission moved for summary judgment on the ground that a contractual exculpatory clause allegedly agreed to by Sanchez when he enrolled in the rehabilitation program waived and released it from liability for its own negligence. The trial court granted Atlanta Mission’s motion for summary judgment based on the exculpatory clause, resulting in…