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Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?

Posted By: Shawn Baker
Date: Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 8:29 p.m.

In Response To: Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed? (Ian Johnston)

> There was an interesting debate at the Banff Film Festival a few years ago
> concerning risk in "extreme" sports. The issue was addressed by
> various interested parties including, participants, guides, insurance
> companies and yes lawyers. (A brief outline of the discussion appeared in
> Outside Magazine a few months later.) The lawyer representative stated
> that in the final analysis it was up to the legal profession to decide
> who's risk it is.
>
> Ian Johnston

So, how do we "put the ball in our own court" so to speak? How do we provide guidelines for the legal profession to determine risk? Many court cases are judged based on what a "reasonable man" (is that the right term?) would do in the same situation. Obviously, every case involving kayakers won't have a reputable expert to testify (or the lawyer will dredge up any old boater and label them "an expert"). Other than regulation, which doesn't necessarily solve anything and adds another level of bureaucracy to our government (and kayaking really doesn't need), what can we do?

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Quadra Island Trip Observations
Byron Lawrence -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 11:15 a.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
lee -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 12:33 p.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 1:05 p.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
lee -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 7:32 p.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
Liz Leedham -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 9:24 a.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
Pete W. P. -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 7:40 p.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
lee -- Thursday, 30 September 1999, at 11:57 p.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
Pete W. P. -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 10:41 a.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 3:22 p.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
Peter W. P. -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 5:43 p.m.

Re: guess that means no Club Med?
lee -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 6:56 p.m.

Re: guess that means no Club Med?
Peter W. P. -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 9:00 p.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 3:55 p.m.

Re: who's got the ball
lee -- Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 8:14 p.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 10:43 p.m.

Re: side pocket, stripes
lee -- Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 11:29 p.m.

Re: side pocket, stripes
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 3 October 1999, at 1:15 a.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Ed Valley -- Monday, 4 October 1999, at 1:22 p.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Ian Johnston -- Monday, 4 October 1999, at 9:40 p.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 3 October 1999, at 4:03 a.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Pete W. P. -- Sunday, 3 October 1999, at 11:36 a.m.

Re: who's got the ball
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 3 October 1999, at 12:55 p.m.

Re: insurmountable lawsuit/greed?
Shawn Baker -- Saturday, 2 October 1999, at 8:29 p.m.

Re: topic
lee -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 4:36 p.m.

Re: topic
John Lange -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 7:23 p.m.

Re: topic
lee -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 9:13 p.m.

Re: oops , I meant prohibitionists
lee -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 9:20 p.m.

Fight the Power!
Shawn -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 10:18 p.m.

Re: topic
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 3 October 1999, at 3:12 a.m.

Commercial Tours
Mike Scarborough -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 10:26 a.m.

Re: Quadra Island Trip Observations
Wayne Smith -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 9:56 p.m.

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