A defense against liability based on the common law principle that a person who has been made aware of dangers beforehand assumes the risk and can not attribute the loss to another.
A legal theory, which states that the employee who is well aware of the risk at work but still engages in such activities without protest, cannot recover damages if he/she is injured by the hazard.
technique of risk management (better known as retention or self insurance) under which an individual or business firm assumes expected losses that are not catastrophic in nature and transfers unexpected losses from high risk or catastrophic losses through the purchase of insurance. BACK TO THE TOP
The acceptance of the risk presented to an insured, including full responsibility for any loss that may occur.
A common law defense used by employers in which an employee assumes the risks for the hazards normally associated with a type of employment when that employee accepts employment. This defense is not available with workers compensation laws.
A doctrine that states if the plaintiff has knowingly accepted the danger of doing something, recovery from the defendant in an action brought for negligence will be barred.
A legal doctrine that may relieve perpetrators of liability for injuries to victims if the victim voluntarily entered into a situation knowing that there was a risk of foreseeable injury.
In the law of negligence, as a defense, a defendant's allegation that the injured plaintiff recognized the danger of the plaintiff's course of action but, nonetheless, willingly chose to risk such danger.
defense against liability based on the common law principle that a person who knowingly exposes himself or herself to danger or injury assumes the risk of loss and cannot hold another person responsible for the loss.
used where one places himself in a situation which he knows may be dangerous to him. It can serve as a liability defense in some cases.
One of the common law defenses available to an individual. For instance, one person riding with another in an automobile has generally "assumed the risk" and, therefore, has no action against the driver of the vehicle should an accident occur. This is a common law concept and has been modified by recent case law and by statute in some jurisdictions. (LE)
Assumption of risk is a defense in the law of torts, which bars a plaintiff from recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity participated in.