Stand up in Court?

"Aluckyguess" wrote in message
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So if you build a homebuilt you cant sell it. There should be some changes
made in these laws.


You can sell it. But there is no way to guarantee that if someone wrecks it,
and if there is some way (real or contrived) to blame you (the builder or
previous owner), that you won't end up in court. No different than selling a
used car - particularly if you have ever done your own maintenance. "Why did
you install defective brakes?" "Are you a certified automobile mechanic?"
"What made you think you were qualified to replace the tie rod?" blah blah
blah...

Or, letting someone else use your car (depending on the state, the OWNER can
be liable for damages if some other driver has an accident.) Did you send
your kid off to college with a car that is in your name? Does your kid let
anyone borrow it? Think about it.

On the other hand.

Change the laws? Do you protect someone who sold an airplane because he
realized that it wasn't safe and just wanted to get his money back? Even if
you didn't know it was defective, should you not be liable if you screwed
up? What about the poor people that died because you used a hardware store
bolt to attach the wings?

It a no-win situation when there is an accident. Once lawyers and juries get
involved, common sense goes out the window. Just don't be the one with the
deep pockets.

:-(

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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote in message
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It a no-win situation when there is an accident. Once lawyers and juries
get
involved, common sense goes out the window. Just don't be the one with the
deep pockets.

http://www.geocities.com/grumman581/...m-solution.htm

I've got another solution. An all-or-nothing rule.

If you sue for twenty-five million dollars and win, but the judge and/or
jury feels that the amount is excessive, you get nothing, or maybe $1.

It would eliminate those huge lawsuits.

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote in message
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It a no-win situation when there is an accident. Once lawyers and juries
get
involved, common sense goes out the window. Just don't be the one with
the
deep pockets.

http://www.geocities.com/grumman581/...m-solution.htm