Not sure about the USA, in the UK it is not unusual for non-profit member
owned clubs to be sued for negligence by one of their members following an
accident in which he/she was injured. I'm sure there must have been cases
of negligence brought by third parties on the ground and by passengers in
privately owned and operated gliders but I can't actually name such
instances. British Gliding Association rules have always required
liability insurance, more recently (about 10 years ago) EASA legislation
made it a legal requirement.

At 21:55 25 July 2015, Micsoar wrote:
My question is, has anyone every been sued for negligence involving a non
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ommercial glider accident? I am newer to the sport, mostly powered time,
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nd I know that has problems. I know we all are paying tons for
insurance,
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just in case we're the 1st, but it seems to me that paying as much for
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rance as I will for tows next year is a bit ridiculous.