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Release bars mold claim by sorority student

Release bars mold claim by sorority student

Release bars mold claim by sorority student

A release of liability provision set out in bold font in a housing license agreement and a waiver and indemnity provision set out in a different color in an obligations of membership agreement signed by a sorority student are grounds to dismiss the student’s claim for damages due to mold in her bedroom. The Federal District Court in Kansas has dismissed the student’s claims against the Delta Delta Delta sorority at the University of Kansas. The student admitted that the waivers covered claims for ordinary negligence and that she agreed to them. She also admitted that they were expressed in clear and unequivocal language. But she argued that the sorority’s motion to dismiss on summary...

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