>Person tries to commit suicide using electric drill. Not fatal,
>significant brain damage. Heirs sue and the award is in the millions.
>Reason, does not say the drill should not be used for surgery.
>Pilot and passenger die in 1947 Piper Cub afer crashing on take off.
>Two fatal, payment over $25,000,000. Reason, no shoulder harnesses.
This may be simply anecdotal, but keeping in mind the other two:
Man (accidently) walks into spinning tail rotor of helicopter... his
family sues because it wasn't placarded that it might be dangerous to
walk into rotating blades...
("Think of it as evolution in action.") :-)
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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Received on Tue Jul 21 1998 - 17:35:31 BST