Lawsuit filed on overloaded Crownline fatal accident

Did you notice they are only asking for 75K? Classic case of insurance company paying them to walk away. Cost more than that to fight even tho the plaintiffs have no legal leg to stand on.So I guess we should ban all bowriders?I used to sell Crownline,great boats,but the 225BR would be overloaded with 8-10 people. All they did is use the CG formula for the capacity of 12.

We should be able to ban all non negligent lawsuits.

What do you have when you have 100 unemployed lawyers?
The US Sentate.
 
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people just dont accept responsibilty...... it's only going to get worse. look at how kids are being raised these days... problem at school...mommy calls up..how dare you blame little Johnny..everybody makes the team..everybody gets a trophy..even if they suck.....


I could see it 5 years ago when I was a supervisor for the ambulance co. the older guys... I'd call them in the office and they would say "yeah, I phucked up boss" thats about all the corrective action needed..call the younger guys in the office and they would be all about excuses why it wasn't their fault...they usually got a day or 3 on the beach to think about it, then the real young ones would just lie to my face.. instant pink slip. we are all human...we phuck up from time to time admit it and go foreward.

same offense...some manned upand had a talk with the boss...some didn't and got canned.
That's the problem. Everyone thinks it going to happen to the "other guy" then no one person is responible. Boat can't argue very loudly at all.:(
 
negligence is a very subjective term...

That should be the job of the judicial systerm, IF they can quit making law for long enough to judge one that has already been made. Kind of a convoluted thought.

Especially when the laws have been written by unemployed lawyers.

Either that, or make me emperor, and I handle all three SEPARATE arms of our government system. Or so I was taught in high school civics class. I don't recall any ammendments changing that since I was in high school. Granted, that was long ago, and my memory may be fuzzy and could use some refreshing.
 
What a bunch of bull....fourteen people in a 22 footer....maybe Crownline should counter sue everyone involved that is still with the living for unsafe boat operation....When will people take responsibility for their own actions....Good thing I'm not on the jury I would award the boat manufacturer damages for slander and loss of business due to the negative publicity...There is a reason that in most states have occupancy limits on boats....where they don't it's usually "OR" Owner's Responsibility..... I wouldn't think you could safely transport that many people on a small open bow boat in the first place...
 
I'm somewhat surprised they got the boat to plane off.

I wonder if a counter suit is an actual possibility? Have to chat with some attorneys.
 
everybody gets a trophy..

Boat racing? :lurk5:

We should be able to ban all non negligent lawsuits.

Said this before- when the one dude raised a stupid point in the Anna Nicole Smith thing; the Judge made him pay for the other dudes lawyer, the courts time, the reporters time and some more stuff. Dumbass cost himself around $125K that day- start that here and 80% of the cases will never happen. Instead we award them the $125K+..
 
people just dont accept responsibilty...... it's only going to get worse. look at how kids are being raised these days... problem at school...mommy calls up..how dare you blame little Johnny..everybody makes the team..everybody gets a trophy..even if they suck.....

This sums it up Phragle.......

How come no one is "just an A-hole" anymore, and nothing is ever anyones fault for some reason.

They were "abused as children", had a "rough life" or someone else didnt do something blah blah...pi$$es me off..and costs us all money.

I hope crownline stacks a boatload of charges on these guys- and you can still get a BUI even though you aren't legally drunk, and given people were killed it would likely stick.

grrrrrrrrr

Uncle Dave
 
you know... we all bag on lawyers as the problem... but isn't that like blaming the kid who cooks fries at McDonalds because we are fat??
 
I've always said that a lawyer is like a pistol: You don't really need one until you need one badly.
 
FL has a fee provision in cases like this. If you sue and you lose you have to pay the other party's legal fees. I believe you just have to lose by more than 25% (as in you get 25% or less of what you intended to get).
 
if Crownline would countersue every one of those peep's ya gotta wonder how many would hang it out on a prayer
 
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I think chris nailed it earlier saying that a 75 grand settlement is cheaper than going to court.
 
FL has a fee provision in cases like this. If you sue and you lose you have to pay the other party's legal fees. I believe you just have to lose by more than 25% (as in you get 25% or less of what you intended to get).

Been trying to get that passed in Michigan forever. Can't. The judges throw out the signatures on the petitions or some other BS. In Michigan it is bad. Someone sues you for $10 mill, you're found 10% responsible, you owe $1 mill. Needless to say, lawsuit after lawsuit.
 
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