CFIG Lawsuits?

At an SSA FIRC I believe it was said by a presenter that no lawsuit
had every arisen against a CFI-G from an accident. Doesn't mean that
it will not but only that it never has. You might verify the above
statement with the SSF.

At the FIRC proper documentation of training was emphsized. The AOPA
articles that the original poster mentioned were very interesting as
they seemed to support strongly the value of having persons sign a
liability wavior and avoid the unlikely possibility of being
classified as a "common carrier". Make sure your club's corporate
status is maintained with your state and minimal assets are retained
in it. The real open issue is the cost of defense against frivilous
lawsuits, while it is possible your homeowners policy might step in so
far as providing defense, I would not count on it. So really it is a
"layered defense", beginning with good documentation of training (drop
any CFIG that refuses), 100% coverage with liability waviors, some
liability insurance on the aircraft, and an in force corporate charter
containing minimal assets.

I am not a lawyer, the above is not legal advice but merely a layman's
exploration of the issues. And with the above noted, I'm still
working to get my CFIG.

HU