Any evidence for that remark? I have not heard of any parachute
manufacturer being sued in that situation. Anyone can sue, of course,
but "highly likely that the claim would result in a large sum being
awarded" seems without any basis.

On 7/7/2011 7:01 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
What you say would also be true with a brand new parachute. Sad, but
true...


"Chris Rollings" wrote in message
...
If I was a parachute maker - which, thank the Lord, I'm not sir - I would
probably want to put a life on my products (a) to try to protect myself
from product liability litigation, particularly in the USA and (b) to try
to generate repeat sales. This would have to be balanced against what
life - if any - my competitors put on their products.

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.


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