Releases Absolve Association, Officials of Liability

A Wisconsin state appeals court has upheld a trial court’s ruling effectively dismissing the claims of a plaintiff, who sued the National Tractor Pullers Association and others after he was injured during a tractor pulling event in Ohio.   Key to the court’s ruling was its determination that, under Ohio law, the exculpatory and indemnification agreements that the plaintiff signed effectively barred his claims against the defendants.   The incident occurred when Walsh was competing