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Missouri Drowning Leads to Bill Mandating Insurance for Water Parks

Midwest News • April 8, 2008
The drowning of a Joplin, Missouri boy has led to House passage of legislation requiring for-profit swimming pools to have liability insurance. The legislation is named for 6-year-old Ethan Cory, ...

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Subject: RE: And if you're

Posted On: April 8, 2008, 2:03 pm CDT
Posted By: Alex
Comment:
Just read that liability insurance for the park involved would be $72K per year, a cost the owner can't afford. Sometimes I think the world would be better off without liability insurance, or at least limit it to pecuniary (out of pocket)damages only. Since most things in life involve some assumption of risk, people should be "made whole" after an accident, but why should they have a windfall profit from one? "entitlement to compensation" is a concept fathered (illegitimately) by personal injury attorneys.
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Liability cover for a Public Plunge Calif Ex Pat
Apr 8, 2008, 3:57 pm
RE: Ridiculous RICHARD
Apr 8, 2008, 3:29 pm
RE: And if you're Alex
Apr 8, 2008, 2:03 pm
And if you're "not for profit"???? Personal Responsibility
Apr 8, 2008, 1:13 pm
Ridiculous PS
Apr 8, 2008, 1:06 pm
Ridiculous Dread
Apr 8, 2008, 1:01 pm
RE: NOW! Only now... Mike
Apr 8, 2008, 12:43 pm
NOW! Only now... x insurer
Apr 8, 2008, 12:39 pm
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