IN CONSIDERATION of participating in the PERNOD RICARD NYC BENEFITS FAIR, October 22, 2019 (the “Event”), and in recognition of the threat of injury arising out of or in connection with my participation in the Event, I, the Undersigned, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, and assigns, knowingly and voluntarily enter into this Waiver and General Release of Liability and hereby waive any and all rights, claims or causes of action of any kind whatsoever arising out of my participation in the Event, that I will not sue, and do hereby release and forever discharge CITY WELLNESS SERVICES, LLC, a New York limited liability company (herein sometimes called “CWS”), and any of its Members, Directors, Officers, Employees, Independent Contractors, Affiliates, Managers, Agents, Attorneys, Staff, Volunteers, their or any of their Heirs, Representatives, Successors and Assigns (CWS and any of said other CWS persons or entities listed in this sentence, herein sometimes called the “Releasees”), for any physical or psychological injury, including but not limited to illness, paralysis, death, damages, economic, or emotional loss, that I am suffer arising out of or in connection with my participation in the Event, including without limitation, travel to and from an activity related to the Event (“Event Travel”).
I AM VOLUNTARILY PARTICPATING IN THE EVENT ENTIRELY AT MY OWN RISK. I AM AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EVENT TRAVEL, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, PAIN, SUFFERING, ILLNESS, DISFIGUREMENT, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PARALYSIS), ECONOMIC OR EMOTIONAL LOSS, AND DEATH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE INJURIES OR OUTCOMES MAY ARISE FROM MY OWN OR OTHERS’ ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT, WHETHER OR NOT NEGILGENT OR INTENTIONAL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CONDITIONS RELATED TO EVENT TRAVEL, CONDITIONS OF THE EVENT, OR LOCATION OF THE EVENT. NONETHELESS, I ASSUME ALL RELATED RISKS, BOTH KNOWN, OR UNKNOWN TO ME, OF MY PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT, EVENT TRAVEL, AND OCCURRENCES DURING THE EVENT. I REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO THE RELEASEES THAT I WILL NOT PARTICPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT FOR WHICH I HAVE A PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION THAT MAY INCREASE THE RISK THAT I MAY SUFFER INJURY BY PARTICIPATION IN SUCH ACTIVITY.
I agree to indemnify, protect, defend, and hold harmless CWS and the other Releasees from and against any and all claims, suits, or actions of any kind whatsoever for liability, damages, compensation, costs, expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, or otherwise, brought by me or anyone on my behalf. If CWS or any other Releasees, or any of its or their Directors, Officers, Volunteers, representatives, independent contractors, employees, or agents, incurs any of these types of expenses, I agree to reimburse them for all said expenses.
I ACKNOWLEGE THAT I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS “WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE OF LIABILITY” AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY. I EXPRESSLY AGREE TO RELEASE AND DISCHARGE CWS AND THE OTHER RELEASEES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT, OR THIS WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE FORM, AND I AGREE TO VOLUNTARILY GIVE UP OR WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT I OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING A LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CWS OR THE OTHER RELEASEES FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
If I require medical care or treatment arising out of or in connection with the Event or Travel to or from the Event, I agree to be financially responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such treatment. I am aware and understand that I should carry my own health insurance.
INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, I have signed this WAIVER and GENERAL RELEASE of LIABILITY.