("Larry Dighera" wrote)
http://ap.staugustine.com/pstories/s.../3864478.shtml
Widow settles lawsuit over husband's air show death

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - The wife of a man who died in a mid-air
plane crash before an air show in 2002 has settled with the
Federal Aviation Administration and the event sponsor for
$700,000, an attorney said.

Deborah Morrison, who sued after her 63-year-old husband Jerry was
killed flying into Lakeland Linder Regional Airport for the annual
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, was paid $650,000 by the FAA and $50,000 from
the event's insurance carrier, Sun 'n Fun's lawyer John Wendel
said.


This stuff bugs me. Always has.

$250,000. That's what loved ones get for you in the courts. Hope you have
insurance.

Airliner crash .....................250K
Hit by drunk ............,...........250K
Implant implodes ...............250K
Cancer from asbestos ......250K
Killed by co-worker ...........250K
Cigarettes + death ............250K
Building falls on you ...........250K
Baby swallows toy .............250K
GA plane augers in ...........250K

I've been told it'll be more expensive this way because people/lawyers chase
limits. I don't buy it.

$350K tops. I don't care. Just cap it somewhere - so it's equal for
everyone. Personal insurance is for the difference. If you're worth more
alive than the next guy - prove it ...buy a bigger insurance policy.


Montblack
I don't want this to be the only tort reform out there - but it's got to
start somewhere.