This provision requires users to waive and release all claims against Lime and a broad set of Released Parties, including claims for personal injury, property damage, death, or disability caused by Lime's own negligence or omission.
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The waiver purports to cover injuries caused solely by Lime's negligence, which is a provision that courts in several jurisdictions have declined to enforce as against public policy. The Released Parties definition extends to municipalities, property owners, and third-party platform operators, creating an unusually broad scope of intended beneficiaries.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the negligence waiver as applied to injuries caused solely by Lime's own negligence varies materially by jurisdiction; courts in several states have found similar provisions unenforceable as against public policy.
The agreement requires users to assume all risks of injury from using Lime services, including risks arising from Lime's own negligence, and to release all associated claims against Lime and affiliated entities. The enforceability of this waiver as applied to Lime's own negligence is subject to variation by jurisdiction and applicable state law.
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Compare across platforms →"You, on behalf of yourself, your personal representatives and your heirs, and any other party for whom you authorize to access and use the Lime Services through your user account, hereby EXPRESSLY AGREE TO WAIVE AND RELEASE ALL RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (INCLUDING THOSE IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTORY AND/OR ANY OTHER GROUNDS) INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR OR RELATING TO ANY ACCIDENT, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEATH OR DISABILITY THAT YOU MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF USING LIME SERVICES, including those caused solely or in part by the negligence or omission of any of the Released Parties.Excerpt from Lime's Terms of Service
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The waiver purports to cover injuries caused solely by Lime's negligence, which is a provision that courts in several jurisdictions have declined to enforce as against public policy. The Released Parties definition extends to municipalities, property owners, and third-party platform operators, creating an unusually broad scope of intended beneficiaries.
The agreement requires users to assume all risks of injury from using Lime services, including risks arising from Lime's own negligence, and to release all associated claims against Lime and affiliated entities. The enforceability of this waiver as applied to Lime's own negligence is subject to variation by jurisdiction and applicable state law.
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