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Common Sense Wins Again.

It's stupid lawsuits like this that forced the General Aviation industry to come to a screeching halt in 1979. It wasn't until about twenty years later that product liability laws were enacted in such a way that the industry could essentially restart. I wonder how much $$ has to be tacked on to the price of a new airplane to cover companies for frivolous lawsuits...?

This lawsuit should've never gone to court. No proof, no lawsuit.
 
I haven't read the article, but it is astounding that someone would sue Cirrus, of all manufacturers. Look at the lengths Cirrus goes to provide a safe airplane, including training before they let you fly off in a new one.

Accidents happen, people are usually at fault. FAR less likely that the airplane or it's manufacture is the problem.

Edit: Lindel? I thought they fouled up a turn to get out of where they were. That was indeed pilot error. Sad, but not a manufacturer's defect. Tort Reform Now!
 
flaminghotsauce said:
Edit: Lindel? I thought they fouled up a turn to get out of where they were. That was indeed pilot error.
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FAA and NTSB said that too but Cirrus was still sued. I recall before the SOH crash some one posted a story just like this. The only difference was the sue-er and sue-ee.
 
More companies should begin counter-suing for "damage to our company's reputation due to rampant idiocy..."
 
n4gix said:
More companies should begin counter-suing for "damage to our company's reputation due to rampant idiocy..."
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Either that or change the laws to make the loser of a suit pay the legal costs of all parties involved. I understand that many, perhaps most, countries have such laws, but not the U.S.
 
It's about time a WIN goes into the other column. GA has been basically destroyed by these baseless lawsuits. These lawsuits are what moved the costs of renting from the $10.00 an hour I used to pay, to the $125.00+ that exist today. I used to pick up and ferry Pipers years ago. Brand new Piper Archers were roughly $20-24,000.00 at the time. They cost roughly $300,000.00+ now. Why? Stupid jurors and blind judges all mixed together with greedy lawyers. Lethal combination, IMHO.

Don
 
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