Legal Opinion

Edward Venard v. Jackson Hole Paragliding, LLC, a Wyoming LLC, Tom Bartlett, Scott Harris, Matt Combs, Jon Hunt, Andrew Frye, and Jeff Coulter

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 17, 2013No. S-11-0232PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[T1] Appellant, Edward Venard, filed suit against Appellees in Wyoming district court to recover damages for personal infu-ries sustained during a paragliding lesson. Appellees filed a motion to dismiss seeking to enforce a forum selection clause contained in a "Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement" that Mr. Venard had signed as a condition of his membership with the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA). Several of the Appellees had signed similar agreements with USHPA, but none of the Appellees was a party to the agreement between Mr.…

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