Liability for Off-Site Activities
Several factors determine whether an organization is liable for injuries off church property.
Accidents
Keeping Winter Outings Safe
What churches should do with skiing, snowboarding, and sledding activities.
Q&A: Should Our Vans Have Child Restraints?
State laws generally require children under a certain weight or height to be secured either in an infant car seat or in a booster seat.
Child Killed in Church Parking Lot
Consider taking steps to make your parking lot safer.
Liability for Off-Campus Trips
Court rules school not liable for 15-passenger van fatality.
Q&A: Signing Checks
What liability do I have as a check signer for my church?
Sharing Ministry Space
How to protect your church while others use the premises.
Woman Sues Church for Injury Sustained at Family Retreat
Court ruled that the church had adequately warned of the risk of injury.
Off-Property Injuries
A New York court ruled that a public high school cannot be liable for injuries occurring to students after they leave school property.
Risk of Injury on Church Property
A variety of defenses are available to a church that is sued as a result of an injury occurring on its premises.
Jesus Was Insured
A 22-foot-tall statue of Jesus, with outstretched arms, was erected in 1954 at the Mother
Monetary Awards for Injury Lawsuits
A Louisiana court ruled that a $55,000 jury verdict in favor of an elderly woman who fell and broke her hip as a result of a defective floor mat was not unreasonably low.
Church Liability for Injuries on Property
A Michigan court ruled that a church was not liable for injuries a woman sustained since it was an open and obvious hazard that should have been recognized.
Are Church Volunteers Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
The case illustrates that workers’ compensation is available only to work-related injuries to employees.
Workers Compensation
A Louisiana court upheld the denial of workers compensation benefits to an injured worker who had been seen performing compensated services for a church.
Personal Injuries on Church Property and During Church Activities
Key point 7-20.1. In most states, whether a church is liable for injuries occurring on
Personal Injuries on Church Property and During Church Activities – Part 2
A North Carolina court ruled that the parents of a 12-year-old boy were not liable for injuries the youth director sustained.
Personal Injuries on Church Property and During Church Activities – Part 1
A Texas court ruled that a church was not liable for injuries suffered by a teenager who broke his neck during a youth activity.
Personal Injuries on Church Property and During Church Activities – Part 2
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of the driver of a 15-passenger van who fell asleep at the wheel.
NHTSA Reissues 15-Passenger Van Safety Advisory
Article summary. Many churches own 15-passenger vans, and most use them to carry passengers on