Family awarded $3.5 million in Citation crash

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:39:33 -0600, Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

The courts really ought to require that all the facts are in before
allowing the suits to go forward.

I recall reading that NTSB analysis could not be cited in a court case. I
don't know if this precludes the use of the NTSB staffers as expert
witnesses.

But would appear that the fact that the NTSB hadn't yet reached a
conclusion would have no bearing on the legal case if its conclusion
couldn't be cited.

The idea is weird, though, considering that part of the NTSB's mandate is
to determine an accident's cause.

- Andrew

I recall reading that NTSB analysis could not be cited in a court case.[...]
The idea is weird, though, considering that part of the NTSB's mandate is
to determine an accident's cause.

It removes a source of pressure on the NTSB to alter their findings.

Jose
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:19:22 GMT, Jose
wrote in :

It removes a source of pressure on the NTSB to alter their findings.

Except when the NTSB is investigating military and governmental
accidents. :-(

Jose wrote:
I recall reading that NTSB analysis could not be cited in a court
case.[...]
The idea is weird, though, considering that part of the NTSB's mandate is
to determine an accident's cause.

It removes a source of pressure on the NTSB to alter their findings.


Presumably the gov't is immune to such influence. The major reason
that the NTSB is immune to being used in court is so that people
who provide support to the investigation know they aren't jeopardizing
pecuniary interests by doing so.

Ron Natalie schrieb:

Presumably the gov't is immune to such influence. The major reason
that the NTSB is immune to being used in court is so that people
who provide support to the investigation know they aren't jeopardizing
pecuniary interests by doing so.

It's more than that. If it comes to a criminal investigation, then the
accused has certain rights. (A lawyer's assistance, the right to say
nothing, etc., different rights in different countries.) Now if someone
who expects to be blamed to have made a mistake in the accident and
therefore has to expect to be accused in court assists the NTSB to
investigate the case, and then later these results are used in court,
this would jeopardize his rights in court. Or, vice versa, if he wanted
to keep his rights, then he had to refuse to help the NTSB, jeopardizing
their effort to enhance safety.

Stefan