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Women File Lawsuit Over Fatal Balloon Accident

West News • October 30, 2007
The sister of a California woman who fell at least 70 feet to her death during the Albuquerque, N.M., International Balloon Fiesta earlier this month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the ...

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Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit

Posted On: October 30, 2007, 3:25 pm CDT
Posted By: clm mgr
Comment:
John R.: How wrong can you be? In a situation where the balloon is loaded with people who know nothing about ballooning and in which the pilot is going to be portrayed to the jury as a trained expert not only in driving the balloon, but in observing weather phenomena, navigating wind currents, and all the myriad other attributes necessary to flying a balloon, the duty of the pilot is nondelegable. If there is an errant wind gust, he should have known through weather reports or other observations that such conditions existed and either flown accordingly or not flown at all.

This one still goes to the plaintiffs.
Subject Posted By Posted On
RE: Well... johnnie
Oct 31, 2007, 5:09 pm
RE: Find the waiver... azaz
Oct 31, 2007, 10:35 am
liability Nan
Oct 31, 2007, 9:19 am
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket V I P
Oct 30, 2007, 4:21 pm
RE: RE: RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit clm mgr
Oct 30, 2007, 3:25 pm
RE: RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit the John R.
Oct 30, 2007, 2:51 pm
RE: RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit the James Suxalot
Oct 30, 2007, 2:29 pm
RE: RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit the Grou clm mgr
Oct 30, 2007, 2:14 pm
RE: Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit the Ground Ohioan
Oct 30, 2007, 1:58 pm
Lawsuit Filed Before the Flaming Basket Hit the Ground James Suxalot
Oct 30, 2007, 1:30 pm
Well... Hot Air
Oct 30, 2007, 12:48 pm
Find the waiver... Yikes!
Oct 30, 2007, 12:41 pm
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