Nothing in § 70-7-202 shall be construed to prevent or limit the liability of a whitewater professional, or any other person if the whitewater professional:

(1) Provided the equipment and knew or should have known that the equipment was faulty, and the equipment was faulty to the extent that it caused the injury;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 70-7-203

  • Participant: means any person who engages in a whitewater activity. See Tennessee Code 70-7-201
  • Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Possession: means both actual and constructive possession, and any control of the object or objects referred to. See Tennessee Code 70-1-101
  • Whitewater: means rapidly moving water. See Tennessee Code 70-7-201
  • Whitewater professional: means a person, corporation, LLC, partnership, natural person or any other entity engaged for compensation in whitewater activity. See Tennessee Code 70-7-201
(2) Owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in the lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition that was known to the whitewater professional, or person and for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted;
(3) Commits an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and the act or omission caused the injury; or
(4) Intentionally injures the participant.
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