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"Bryan Martin" wrote in message ... in article , jls at wrote on 6/25/04 9:34 PM: I have never seen a judgment awarded to an injured plaintiff when there wasn't some proof of negligence or defective design proximately causing the injury. You need to get your nose out of those law books and take a look at the real world, you're living in a fantasy world. Ah, my partisan friend, you need to furnish evidence it -- a case going to the jury without evidence of negligence -- has happened, otherwise be thought of as shooting from the hip with a $2 pistol. I haven't read much law since taking the bar in the 70's, haven't needed to all that much, but I've learned people's "facts" often lack substance and substantiation, and will twist the facts to suit their purpose. It's always good then to consider what one has at stake when one takes a position, and you rarely if ever have a pilot or CFI or aircraft owner or engineer or owner of an FBO taking the side of a plaintiff like the Carnahan widow. In the Carnahan case there was indeed testimony that the Parker-Hannifin gyro failed, that P-H gyros had performance problems on other occasions in other aircraft, and therefore P-H had notice of a defect or defects needing to be cured. At any rate P-H settled, constituting an admission of liability. The other character in this thread saying there was no such evidence is hanging his hat on AOPA's take of the evidence. You could hardly say THEY are objective at AOPA in these controversies ---- about as objective as Michael Moore is about George Bush. I just read another whiner complaining that the jury disregarded the NTSB report in the Carnahan case, but he is naive because ordinarily those reports, just like a highway patrolman's report of an auto accident, are and always have been inadmissible as evidence before a jury. I'd be willing the bet the jury never saw the NTSB report, so that guy is writing something deceptive, something to mislead the reader, in order to justify his position against the lawsuit. Then you hear, Oh, we're going to be priced out of the sky by these lawsuits. They're so frivolous, and so costly and we'll never be able to buy another gyro ever again, and oh the sky is falling and oh these trial lawyers are ruining the world, sucking the very lifeblood out of general aviation. Well buuuullll ****. The widow Carnahan was looking for 100 million and she got 4. Big deal. |
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... jls wrote: I have never seen a judgment awarded to an injured plaintiff when there wasn't some proof of negligence or defective design proximately causing the injury. You haven't been paying attention to the Parker-Hanefin case, I take it? George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us. If I were going to merchandise a mechanical gyro, George, I'd use 2004 technology, not ancient stuff from out of the 50's. You been hearing too much spin from the Parker-Hannifin crowd, too much propaganda from their friends, too much of the take from the GA crowd who think that everytime there is a judgment it has left a great oozing lesion on their pocketbooks and has taken GA to the brink of devastation. Besides, after getting a paltry 4 million dollar judgment against it, instead of the BIG money the Carnahans were going for, P-H said it was vindicated. So be happy. |
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jls wrote...
If I were going to merchandise a mechanical gyro, George, I'd use 2004 technology, not ancient stuff from out of the 50's. The Parker-Hannifin case was in regards to the vacuum pumps, not the gyros. Evidence and analysis indicates that both pumps were functional at impact, and were not a factor in the crash. They didn't settle, as you suggested elsewhere, but the Carnahan crowd was awarded far less than what they were asking. Dave 'and she asked for my vote' Hyde |
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jls wrote:
"Bryan Martin" wrote in message ... in article , jls at wrote on 6/25/04 9:34 PM: I have never seen a judgment awarded to an injured plaintiff when there wasn't some proof of negligence or defective design proximately causing the injury. You need to get your nose out of those law books and take a look at the real world, you're living in a fantasy world. Ah, my partisan friend, you need to furnish evidence it -- a case going to the jury without evidence of negligence -- has happened, otherwise be thought of as shooting from the hip with a $2 pistol. I haven't read much law since taking the bar in the 70's, haven't needed to all that much, but I've learned people's "facts" often lack substance and substantiation, and will twist the facts to suit their purpose. It's always good then to consider what one has at stake when one takes a position, and you rarely if ever have a pilot or CFI or aircraft owner or engineer or owner of an FBO taking the side of a plaintiff like the Carnahan widow. In the Carnahan case there was indeed testimony that the Parker-Hannifin gyro failed, that P-H gyros had performance problems on other occasions in other aircraft, and therefore P-H had notice of a defect or defects needing to be cured. At any rate P-H settled, constituting an admission of liability. The other character in this thread saying there was no such evidence is hanging his hat on AOPA's take of the evidence. You could hardly say THEY are objective at AOPA in these controversies ---- about as objective as Michael Moore is about George Bush. Unfortunately, many, maybe even most, companies settle even if they don't think they are liable. They make a business decision that weighs the cost of defense against the cost of a settlement, and then choose the least expensive option. There have been many studies since the silicone breast implant case was brought and settled and every study so far shows no indication of a connection between the health problems the women suffered and their silicone implants. The reason that Dow-Corning settled is that the projected cost of defending lawsuits in virtually every state in the union was simply mind boggling. And, they actually won most of the initial suits prior to the class action being formed. The issue wasn't liability, it was cost of defense. Matt |
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jls wrote:
"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... jls wrote: I have never seen a judgment awarded to an injured plaintiff when there wasn't some proof of negligence or defective design proximately causing the injury. You haven't been paying attention to the Parker-Hanefin case, I take it? George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us. If I were going to merchandise a mechanical gyro, George, I'd use 2004 technology, not ancient stuff from out of the 50's. You been hearing too much spin from the Parker-Hannifin crowd, too much propaganda from their friends, too much of the take from the GA crowd who think that everytime there is a judgment it has left a great oozing lesion on their pocketbooks and has taken GA to the brink of devastation. Besides, after getting a paltry 4 million dollar judgment against it, instead of the BIG money the Carnahans were going for, P-H said it was vindicated. So be happy. I'd be curious to know what P-H's volume is and how much this will be per unit they ship. Given that the volumes are generally quite low in GA as compared to say the automotive world, I'll bet this $4MM is a lot more significant than you think. We're not talking about companies that sell millions of units a year. Matt |
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So your saying that good advice isn't worth repeating. Personally in this day and age, if I was Jay and about to give out free alcohol at a party, I would be keeping a very close eye on everyone who was drinking. I don't think another warning about alcohol is a dead horse. And I wouldn't advertise it on the internet! But that is just me... :-) Matt ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jay is an astute businessman, friend and responsible adult with a glass half full or more... who celebrates life in a very interesting, benign and positive way. Ditto for most of the crowd I met at Jay's last year. I realize the above won't silence the anal retentive critics, but even Christ was noted for producing wine for a festive occasion and then having the gall to advertise it in the Bible. Of course, if he were alive today... Critics would use the legal system to crucify him for it. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Unka' BOb - Just say no to party pooper pool putzes |
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----- Original Message -----
From: " jls" Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:14 PM Subject: The OSH Pool Party is just 30 days away! aviation. Well buuuullll ****. The widow Carnahan was looking for 100 million and she got 4. Big deal. Well, if 4 million is not a big deal as you infer, Please send me 400,000 which should be chump change! |
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"Cy Galley" wrote in message news:%SADc.100823$2i5.78190@attbi_s52... ----- Original Message ----- From: " jls" Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:14 PM Subject: The OSH Pool Party is just 30 days away! aviation. Well buuuullll ****. The widow Carnahan was looking for 100 million and she got 4. Big deal. Well, if 4 million is not a big deal as you infer, Please send me 400,000 which should be chump change! How do you want it, cash, cheque, draft, or money order? |
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Well, if 4 million is not a big deal as you infer, Please send me 400,000
which should be chump change! I'd be happy to send it to you. Please forward your bank account details to my Nigerian email account so I can send it....... Peter |
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jls wrote: The widow Carnahan was looking for 100 million and she got 4. Reduced to 2.6 mill. George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us. |
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