Cub Driver wrote:
The last attempt I
heard about was against Relative Workshop. It was eventually
settled
by the PLAINTIFF (the woman who got hurt) paying the DEFENDANT (the
manufacturer of the parachute system) for legal expenses.

Not in the U.S., I reckon?

You reckon wrong.

This sounds like the British rule, where the loser pays the winner's
legal expenses. Very sensible.

Nope. It was one of the terms of the waiver - that if you sue, or
anyone sues on your behalf, you agree to pay the costs of the defense.
Michael