by Bob Walsh
There
is a parachute school just up the road from me in Lodi. It has been
there a very long time. Sport parachuting is inherently dangerous,
They have one really bad outcome every year and a half or so. Excrement
occurs.
About five years
ago two people, an instructor and a student, got turned into a vineyard
pizza at the conclusion of a jump. The 18-year old student's mother was
there watching. I am sure it was unpleasant for her.
At
any rate it turned out the instructor was not properly certified. The
mother sued. A judge ruled that because of the egregious failure of the
parachute school's owner to do even a basic check on the certification
of the instructor he could be PERSONALLY held liable for the $40 million
judgment despite the fact that the school is incorporated. I don't
know for sure but I strongly suspect the school was NOT insured for that
amount of liability.
1 comment:
$40 Million. Not a chance. Bankruptcy then liquidation of assets and if he owns a plane maybe some cash left over.
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