On Jul 6, 7:41*am, Chris Rollings wrote:

If somebody jumps from an aircraft in the USA, wearing a parachute, and
hits the ground without the parachute having been sucessfuly deployed, I
think it is a near certainty that there would be a claim made against the
parachute manufacturer and/or the last packer. *I also think it highly
likely that the claim would result in a large sum being awarded, almost
regardless of the actual cause of the failure to deploy.

Are you aware of any case in which a sport skydiving accident resulted
in a sucessful claim against a rigger or chute manufacturer? In the
much smaller group of pilot fatals after bailout is there any history
of a sucessful claim?

Andy