Wakeskate Brand Insurance

girlsafteryou · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 102 City: Seattle

I have been on and off the last four years with starting my own company, I have graphics, logos, and everything ready to go. I always stop when I think about getting sued by Archer, or someone breaking themselves off on one of my boards. How do the rest of you approach this?

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

Whelp, you don't make bindings, so you're good there. Smile

Actually, jason messer sued the archer brands regarding the use of patented wakeskate technology. Another area in which you're safe.

I can't speak about insurance. Is that why every board has that user warning?

girlsafteryou · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 102 City: Seattle

I have just noticed that all the newer brands don't have the warning on the board.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

Skateboards don't have warning labels....why should Wakeskates?

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

A wakeskater will never sue you, but a young(-18.) wakeskater's greedy ass parents will sue you for everything you are worth. I say cover your ass any way possible.

girlsafteryou · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 102 City: Seattle

Yeah, I have talked to a few people and my guess is that most brands do not have insurance for their product?

burn · Posted: Jun 03, 2013 7:43 am Post subject:

just put a disclaimer on the website.

wakeshredder · Posted: Jun 03, 2013 1:36 pm Post subject:

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

wakeshredder, when jason developed his traction pads, he had a really nice patent creatred to protect his technology. Some of the developments coveres were (i believe) a roughened aurface, arch support and kicktail. This means some of the wakesurfers fell under this technology. I should add that there were measurements/size requirements, like the kicktail had to be a certain height, etc.

As it goes, herbie fletcher and astrodeck had some of of this tech (can't remember all of what anymore), so some claims were invalid.

In short, i think jason messer is an incredible human.

Here's some info--lots of legal jargon and such.

http://or.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20071022_0000470.DOR.htm/qx

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

harrypotter, You just need some simple liability insurance. Google 'Small Business Liability Insurance' and you should find everything you need.

girlsafteryou · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 102 City: Seattle

Cool, thanks for the info, I will be looking into it.