State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers — 4th Edition

Good Samaritan Laws. Volunteer Protection. Volunteer Immunity. Liability Limitation. Shield Laws. Charitable Immunity. These terms, which have significant, as well as subtle distinctions, have been used to describe laws that protect people and organizations in the nonprofit sector from claims, lawsuits and allegations of wrongdoing. Beginning with an overview of the liability environment, this fourth edition of State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers provides a state-by-state review of the evolving landscape of charitable immunity and volunteer protection laws.

This publication has evolved over more than a decade. The initial research was conducted in the late 1980s with the first printed version available in 1990. We are pleased to present this fourth edition as a free, online publication.

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