Injured Child

New Hampshire has long followed a fairly straightforward rule that if you sign a waiver of liability then it is enforceable against the one that signed it. These waivers can prevent any claim for negligence against places like amusement parks, trampoline parks, or even zip line ropes courses when someone gets injured.  In contrast, we also know that children cannot sign their own contracts, as they are minors. So what happens when I sign a waiver for my child at one of these parks? These are important questions, especially for the summer months when parents are looking for activities to keep their children busy and engaged while out of school. In New Hampshire, the first case was McKenna v. American Institute for Foreign Study and…