National Recreation and Park Association

Online Continuing Education Units (CEU) Series

Law & Liability Issues in Recreation and Parks

GENERAL NEGLIGENCE PRINCIPLES

No. 1: The Control Test :No Control, No Negligence Liability(.3 CEU)

No. 2: Negligence Principles Defined (.3 CEU)

No. 3: Standard of Care in Negligence Liability (.3 CEU)

LANDOWNER LIABILITY

No. 4: In Search of the Adequate Warning Sign (.3 CEU)

No. 4A: Landowner Liability in Parks & Recreation: Part 1 (.3 CEU)

No. 4B: Landowner Liability in Parks & Recreation: Part 2 (.3 CEU)

No. 4C: No Landowner Duty of Reasonable Care for Trespassers (.3 CEU)

No. 4D: Landowner Liability for Criminal Attacks (.3 CEU)

No. 4E: Landowner Liability for Tree Hazards(.3 CEU)

No. 4J: Landowner Liability for Gym Doors & Windows (.3 CEU)

RECREATIONAL USE STATUTES

Sport League Fees: Exception to Recreational Use Statute Immunity? (.3 CEU)

AQUATICS & WATER RELATED LIABILITY

No. 5: Lifeguard Liability (.3 CEU)

No. 6 Drownings in Non-Swimming Areas, Municipal Liability? (.3 CEU)

No. 7: Shallow Water Diving Liability (.3 CEU)

SPORTS LIABILITY

No. 8: Sports Coach Liability (.3 CEU)

No. 10: Post-Injury Procedures Liability (.3 CEU)

No. 11: Sport Participant Liability & Assumption of Risk (.3 CEU)

No. 12a: Sports Spectator Liability (Baseball) (.3 CEU)

LIABILITY RELEASES & WAIVER AGREEMENTS

No. 13: Liability Releases & Waiver Agreements in Recreation (.3 CEU)

No. 13a: Whitewater Rafting Waivers Illustrate Expressed Assumption of Risk (.3 CEU)

AGENCY LIABILITY FOR SEXUAL MOLESTATION

No. 14: Liability for Alleged Sexual Misconduct by Employees (.3 CEU)

SUPERVISION LIABILITY

No. 15: Legal Duty for Supervising Children at Play (.3 CEU)

MANDATORY DEDICATION FOR PARKS & RECREATION

No. 20a Jordan v. Village of Menomonee Falls, case study: DEDICATION FULFILLS RECREATION NEEDS OF SUBDIVISION (.3 CEU)

DIVERSION OF PARKLAND TO OTHER USES

No. 21: Diversion of Parkland to Other Uses: The Restaurant in Central Park: A Diversion Case Study (.3 CEU)

No. 21a: Landfill in a Public Park: Diversion of Parkland to Other Uses Case Study (.3 CEU)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: HIGHWAYS THROUGH PARKS

No. 22a Clean Water Act Permit Ignored Adverse Impacts on Park Environment case study (.3 CEU)

No. 22b Environmental Challenge to Federal Highway Project Through Park, case study (.3 CEU)

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT (LWCF)

No. 23a LWCF Act Blocks Conversion of Scenic Easment to Golf Course (.3 CEU)

No. 23b LWCF ACT Allows Conversion of Hiking Trails to Golf Course (.3 CEU)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW : FIRST AMENDMENT FREE SPEECH ISSUES

No. 31a: Constitutional Regulation of Symbolic Speech in Parks case study: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence (.3 CEU)

No. 31b: Sound Amplification Requirements for Park Concerts Challenged case study - Ward v. Rock Against Racism (.3 CEU)

No. 31c: PARK SERVICE NOISE REGULATION UNCONSTITUTIONALLY APPLIED TO WAR PROTEST - United States v. Doe (.3 CEU)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW : FIFTH AMENDMENT TAKINGS CLAUSE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS

No. 41a: Constitutional Greenway Dedication Requires "Rough Proportionality" case study: Dolan v. City of Tigard (.3 CEU)

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

No. 51 League Policy Banning Coach in Wheelchair from Sidelines Violated ADA (.3 CEU)

No. 52 ADA Summer Camp, Office of Civil Rights, Administrative Decision (.3 CEU)

No. 53: CORRECTIVE MEASURES RELEVANT IN DETERMINING "DISABILITY" UNDER ADA, Sutton v. United Air Lines Inc. (Sup.Ct. 1999) (.3 CEU)

No. 54: Who are Americans with Disabilities Under Federal Civil Rights Law? School Board of Nassau County v. Arline v. . (Sup.Ct. 1987) (.3 CEU)

No. 55: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Case Study: PRO GOLFER'S CART "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" UNDER ADA (.3 CEU)

No. 56: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Case Study: PRO GOLFER'S CART WOULD "FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER" COMPETITION UNDER ADA (.3 CEU)

No. 57: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Case Study: STRICT ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR SCHOOL CHOIR PROMPTS ADA CLAIM (.3 CEU)

No. 58: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Case Study: COMBAT KARATE CLASS ILLUSTRATES ADA "DIRECT THREAT" EXCEPTION (.3 CEU)

FEDERAL RECREATION LIABILITY & IMMUNITY

Discretionary Function Exception Case Study: ARA Leisure Services v. United States (.3 CEU)

Discretionary Function Exception Case Studies: Diving Injuries on Forest Service Sites (.3 CEU)

Recreational Use Statutes (RUS) Scope & Applicablility Case Study: Hegg v. United States (.3 CEU)

RUS Willful/Wanton Misconduct Exception Thermal Pool Case Studies (.3 CEU)

RUS Willful/Wanton Misconduct Exception Road Cable Case Studies (.3 CEU)

RUS Fee/Consideration Exception (.3 CEU)

Federal Flood Control Immunity: United States v. James (.3 CEU)

Federal Flood Control Immunity: federal circuit court opinions applying U.S. v. James (.3 CEU)

Federal Recreation Agency Immunity for Contractor Negligence (.3 CEU)