What is the burden of demonstrating that a release of federal rights is voluntary and informed?
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The following excerpt is from Stribling v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 841 F.2d 1130 (9th Cir. 1988):
The burden of demonstrating that a release of federal rights is voluntary and informed is a heavy one. In Jones v. Taber, 648 F.2d 1201 (9th Cir.1981), drawing on maritime law, we stated that:
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