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On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:04:35 -0700, "Bill McKee"
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:33:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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"The jury found Brunswick 66 percent liable for the injury, with
Brochtrup and the boat's driver responsible for the rest. Because the
driver was not part of the lawsuit, he will not have to pay. "

So the pilot was at fault by 33 % but seeing he's not in the suit, be
doesnt' have to pay.

uh-huh...


No insurance.

But the drivers family owned the boat. Go after their insurance and
assets.
The family loaned a teenager the boat.


Juries seem reluctant to award big damages against individuals but
socking it to an insurance company or a corporation seems like free
money to them. They do not understand we all pay that bill.
That is why a lot of doctors dropped their malpractice insurance in
the 70s but then the lawyers lobbied the legislature to make it
mandatory. We see that cost in our medical care bills now.
Insurance has simply become a big pool of money for lawyers to dive
into.


And, as I said and cited, it's a tiny percentage of insurance costs.

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