Brenda Ordonez A show attendee slips on a candy wrapper in the aisle, falls and is injured.
Lawsuits can allege any number of damages and name all parties.
Then it's up to a judge or jury to determine responsibility. In such a litigious environment, where liability claims and lawsuits pop up like daisies in a spring meadow, show managers have to know how to protect against risk and demonstrate due diligence by doing everything possible to ensure public safety. In recent years, new state and federal laws have imposed the burden of responsibility on show producers. And, virtually every contract, from facility lease agreements to service contracts, has provisions for indemnity and insurance. However, the real answer is in the wording of the facility's lease agreement and indemnity clause.