The following is a list of citations to recently decided California cases involving agreements made in advance to absolve defendants of future liability. These agreements are known variously as "releases," "hold-harmless agreements," and "express assumptions of the risk." The leading case is TUNKL, which held that they are enforceable so long as they do not violate public policy.
TUNKL v REGENTS, 60 C2 92
MARKLEY v BEAGLE 66 C2 951
ROSSMOOR v PYLON 13 C3 622
EST OF LINK 158 CA3 138
BENNETT V US CYCLING 193 CA3 1485