Insane Legal System - was SR22 Crash

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...
Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
\We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...

denny

Denny wrote:

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...
Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
\We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...

I agree. This certainly appears to be a stupic suit, at least on the
surface. Has the NTSB yet released their final report? It seems little
early yet, but that should make a case pretty hard to prosecute if it
finds no mechanical contribution to the crash.

Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Denny wrote:

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...
Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
\We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...

I agree. This certainly appears to be a stupic suit, at least on the
surface. Has the NTSB yet released their final report? It seems little
early yet, but that should make a case pretty hard to prosecute if it
finds no mechanical contribution to the crash.

Matt

I didn't think they allowed NTSB reports as evidence.

KB

Denny writes:

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...

And you can all expect to pay her in the form of higher insurance rates, even
if she loses. Or some companies may simply stop building small aircraft.

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It doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not. The lawyers for Cirrus will
settle rather than enter into a protracted and even more expensive court
case.

The lawyers for Cory Lidle will win.

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...
Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
\We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...

I don't blame the grieving widow. She's lashing out at anyone and
anything she can, in her anger and despair.

I DO despise the attorneys who encourage this type of action, knowing
full well that it's bogus, frivolous, and harmful to our society.
They are the worst sort of scum.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ps.com...
: I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
: claiming defective design...
: Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
: \We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...
:
: I don't blame the grieving widow. She's lashing out at anyone and
: anything she can, in her anger and despair.
:
: I DO despise the attorneys who encourage this type of action, knowing
: full well that it's bogus, frivolous, and harmful to our society.
: They are the worst sort of scum.
: --
: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
: www.AlexisParkInn.com
: "Your Aviation Destination"
:

And then we vote them in to office?!?!?

"JH" == Jay Honeck writes:

JH I don't blame the grieving widow. She's lashing out at anyone
JH and anything she can, in her anger and despair.

Not necessarily. She may be compelled to sue by her insurer, that is,
to collect the insurance she has to participate in a lawsuit. Are
there any legal beagle types reading this thread that can enlighten
us?

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Denny wrote:
I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus
claiming defective design...
Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child...
\We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country...

denny


Well, that confirms the impression we have in Switzerland of (some) US
attorneys.
Please do not blame a company like FLARM if they add statements like
"Operation of FLARM is forbidden in the USA or Canada or in aircraft
registered in the USA or Canada." to their manuals.

Bear

How ridiculous. Should the airplane have known that there was a building in
it's path, recognized the wind speed, required bank angle, airspeed,
altitude to avoid said building then alerted the pilot or kicked in the
autopilot? Or should the airplane should have been built so it's occupants
would survive any crash? WTF? How can the design of the airplane be at
fault?

You are right. They are the worst of the scum. They use the grief and
vulnerability of the victims survivors to line their own pockets knowing
that the manufacturers would rather settle than fight the case and suffer
the publicity.

Did anybody see the interview of the lawyer representing Anna Nicole Smith's
mother and how he bilked Dow Corning on the breast implant deal? He made
millions, Dow Corning went broke, then the FDA said that the implants were
indeed safe after all. Scum.
Jim