§ 1036. Comparative negligence Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in an action by any plaintiff, or his or her legal representative, to recover damages for negligence resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage, if the negligence was not greater than the causal total negligence of the defendant or defendants, but the damage shall […]
§ 1037. Acceptance of inherent risks Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1036 of this title, a person who takes part in any sport accepts as a matter of law the dangers that inhere therein insofar as they are obvious and necessary. (Added 1977, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 7, 1978.)
§ 1038. Skiing off designated ski trails; collision; duty to report; recovery for rescue expenses (a) Use of ski area facilities. No ski area, its owners, employees, or agents shall be held responsible for ensuring the safety of or for damages, including injury or death, resulting to persons who utilize the facilities of a ski […]
§ 1039. Equine activities; acceptance of inherent risks (a) As used in this section: (1) “Equine” means a horse, pony, mule, or donkey. (2) “Equine activity” includes: (A) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances, or parades that involve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines, including dressage, hunter and jumper horse […]
§ 1040. Eminent domain; restrictions on use; conferring of private benefit; economic development (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governmental or private entity may take private property through the use of eminent domain if the taking is primarily for purposes of economic development, unless the property is taken pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter […]
§ 1041. Exercise of rights to free speech and to petition government for redress of grievances; special motion to strike (a) A defendant in an action arising from the defendant’s exercise, in connection with a public issue, of the right to freedom of speech or to petition the government for redress of grievances under the […]
§ 1042. Certificate of merit (a) No civil action shall be filed to recover damages resulting from personal injury or wrongful death occurring on or after February 1, 2013, in which it is alleged that such injury or death resulted from the negligence of a health care provider, unless the attorney or party filing the […]
