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Waiver of Claims <br /> The Minnesota News Council provides a free conflict-resolution service as an alternative to a court of <br /> law. Complainants choose to use this process because it is free and informal, and it provides a forum in <br /> which they can bring their complaints before a news organization. News organizations choose to <br /> participate in the process because it allows them to respond to their readers and viewers in a less costly, <br /> non-legal forum that does not encroach upon their First Amendment rights. <br /> Council staff will informally assist all complainants, but if you choose to use the News Council's <br /> mediation service or to participate in a public hearing on your complaint, you must sign and return this <br /> waiver form. <br /> Please read this form carefully before you sign it. If you do not understand it, ask a Council staff <br /> member and/or consult your attorney. <br /> I understand that if the Minnesota News Council facilitates a mediation or holds a public hearing on my <br /> complaint against <br /> Name of News Outlet <br /> I may present matters that otherwise could be the basis of a claim before a court of law or a government <br /> agency. <br /> I also understand that the news organization will be asked to appear voluntarily and may present <br /> information and defenses that otherwise could be used in evidence in a court of law or an agency <br /> proceeding. <br /> In consideration of the Minnesota News Council's agreement to consider my grievance, I hereby waive <br /> any and all claims or demands that I may now have or may hereafter have, of any kind or nature, before <br /> a government agency or before a court of law, including defamation actions arising out of or pertaining <br /> to the subject matter of my grievance against any person or corporation, including the news outlet and its <br /> employees and agents, or against any and all persons presenting information to the Minnesota News <br /> Council, or against the Minnesota News Council, its members and employees for statements made <br /> during the proceedings or for the content of its decisions or reports. <br /> If the Minnesota News Council or one of its committees finds this complaint unsuitable for adjudication <br /> or mediation, this waiver will cease to be binding. <br /> Signature of complainant(s) Date <br /> Complainant is acting on behalf of the following organization: <br />