On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:24:58 GMT, Kevin wrote:

Peter Clark wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:19:03 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:


Cub Driver wrote:


Furthermore, AOPA has not been
injured by this suit, so they will not be able to file a countersuit
(though they could certainly support the pilots financially if they decide
to do so).

According to AOPA Pilot, they have indeed made "a substantial
contribution" to defense costs.

Yet the pilots still had to sell their aircraft?


They don't have the benefit of their lawyers doing everything for
free.


This is the very reason all of my assets are owned by a Revocable
Living Trust . Bullet proof protection of assets .

How would a living trust prevent someone from needing to pay legal
bills incurred defending themselves from a suit brought against them?
The Stop The Noise group is headed by a lawyer who is doing all their
work for free. The pilots have to pay their defense bills.

IMO if the people involved in this case on the plaintiff's side had to
actually foot the bill for the fees, time, court costs, etc that the
pilots have to it would never have even gotten to court, but as it is
they have nothing at all to lose - they're not paying anything except
some nominal filing and court fees.