During the summer kids (and parents) start looking for fun things to do and trampoline parks can seem like the perfect weekend plan.
But before you walk through the doors, it’s important to understand something many Louisiana families don’t realize until after an injury:
A waiver does not always end your case.
If your child was hurt at a trampoline park in Louisiana, you may still be entitled to compensation even if you signed a liability waiver.
Why Trampoline Parks Can Be Especially Risky in Louisiana
Trampoline injuries are common in trampoline parks, and injuries often involve the musculoskeletal system, sprains, strains, fractures, and other soft-tissue damage. Commercial trampoline parks also use equipment designed for multiple jumpers at once, which changes how forces transfer when someone lands or collides.
In other words: the risk isn’t just “kids being kids.” Sometimes it’s the result of unsafe equipment, poor supervision, or preventable conditions.
They Hand You a Waiver… and Tell You to Sign
Most trampoline parks make families sign a waiver right when they arrive. It can feel intimidating like you’re being told, “Sign here and you’re accepting the worst.”
But signing a waiver is not automatically the final word.
In Louisiana, a waiver generally cannot be used to excuse negligence, unsafe conditions, or reckless conduct. If the park failed to take reasonable safety steps, the waiver may not protect them.
“I Signed the Waiver”—Does That Automatically Mean You Can’t Sue?
Not always. People often assume that signing means they can never sue. In reality, whether the waiver actually bars a claim depends on details like:
- What exactly caused the injury
- Whether the risk was one your child knowingly accepted
- Whether the trampoline park took reasonable precautions
- How the waiver was written and presented
- Whether the injury relates to what the waiver covers
- Whether reasonable safety rules were ignored
The key question in Louisiana:
Was your child injured because of the ordinary risks of the activity…
or because of something preventable caused by negligence?
Waivers Don’t Excuse Negligence or Unsafe Safety Practices
A liability waiver is not a “get out of liability free” card.
Even in high-energy facilities like trampoline parks, businesses still have a duty to act responsibly this can include reasonable steps such as:
- Inspecting and maintaining equipment
- Addressing known safety issues
- Providing proper supervision
- Using trained staff
- Following safety rules and applicable regulations
- Enforcing safe play and preventing dangerous conduct
- Giving clear safety instructions before activity begins
If something goes wrong because the park skipped basic safety responsibilities, that’s not the kind of risk a waiver can erase.
Can Waivers Be Enforced in Louisiana Court?
Sometimes, but not always.
For a waiver to hold up, it generally must be legally valid and fairly apply to the situation. Courts may refuse to enforce a waiver when it:
- Doesn’t clearly explain what risks are being accepted
- Uses confusing, overbroad language
- Doesn’t match what actually happened
- Attempts to excuse conduct that a party should not be allowed to avoid
- Fails to consider the real-world safety obligations the business still had
What about injuries involving minors?
A child cannot simply sign away their own legal rights. Even if a parent signs, enforcement can still be challenged especially where safety procedures were ignored.
How to Know If Your Louisiana Trampoline Park Injury Claim Still Has Value
After an injury, it’s normal to doubt yourself especially if you already signed something.
But don’t focus only on the waiver. Focus on what happened and whether the park did what it reasonably should have done.
Ask questions like:
- Was the injury caused by something that felt careless or avoidable?
- Were safety rules missing, ignored, or never properly enforced?
- Were staff present and supervising appropriately?
- Did you feel pressured to sign quickly without understanding what you were agreeing to?
- Did staff ignore warnings or concerns?
- Was there an equipment issue (or another unsafe condition) that contributed?
If the answers point toward negligence, the waiver may not stop your claim.
You Signed a Waiver. Then Something Went Wrong.
A waiver can be scary, but it doesn’t necessarily eliminate your rights.
If your child was seriously injured at a trampoline park in Louisiana, you deserve more than “you signed it.”
You deserve an advocate who understands how waivers work and who can help you pursue the compensation your family needs for medical bills, therapy, missed work, and long-term effects of an injury.
Contact the Joubert Law Firm
If your child was injured at a trampoline park in Louisiana, call Johnny Joubert at the Joubert Law Firm to discuss what happened and what options may be available.
Because your child deserves justice—and so do you.
