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Latest Legal Case: Your Duty of Care—Where Does it Begin and End?

Duty of Care is the legal duty to protect another from harm. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. When you bring a client into your program, you almost always establish some duty of care to that client. But where does this duty begin and where does it end? A recent sexual assault case in Maine where the assualt happened after the program explores this delicate legal issue and raises some critical questions for things that happen outside your program. Now that many programs are using social networking like Facebook pages, discussion forums, and Twitter as follow-up tools after a program, everyone should understand this legal issue. Reb Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp, the legal authorities at the Adventure & Recreation Law Center, review the details of this Maine case. Subscribe now and gain access to the complete library of Legal Cases.

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Alex Matthews & Friends Sea Kayaking at Surge Narrows

Alex Matthews & friends sea kayaking and playing at Surge Narrows, Quadra Island, BC. Surge Narrows...
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High Sierra Safety

In a project inspired by Bryan Owen at Astral Bouyancy, Gareth Tate and a crew of expert kayakers take...
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First Descents: Kayaking for Cancer Fighters

First Descents founded by kayaker Brad Ludden offers young adult cancer fighters and survivors (ages...
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How to break your back (T12) in 1:30sec

Geoff Price was unluckey to break his back running a sweet line on the botttom drop of britannia falls...
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VIRTUAL COACH: Portaging Your Canoe

Paul and Willa Mason are back with another installment of Virtual Coach, as they demonstrate the proper...
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