North Carolina Firms Seek to Limit Liability in Parasailing Deaths

October 12, 2009

Two North Carolina companies have filed a complaint in federal court aimed at removing them from liability in the deaths of two women killed in a parasailing crash.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach, S.C. reported that the complaint by Ocean Isle Beach Watersports and North Carolina Watersports proposes that, at the least, liability should be limited. The companies think any potential payout should be capped at $100,000 — the value of the boat that carried the two women.

Sixty-year-old Cynthia Woodcock of Kernersville, N.C., and 55-year-old Lorrie Shoup of Granby, Colo., died Aug. 28 of trauma after the line connecting them to the boat snapped. The women fell into the water, eventually colliding with the boat and a pier.

Topics North Carolina

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  • October 13, 2009 at 1:51 am
    Eli says:
    If these old broads survived and were maimed I'd be inclined to support paying fair compensation TO THEM. My issue is enriching their money grubbing relatives. We need a more... read more
  • October 13, 2009 at 1:51 am
    caffiend says:
    the IJ left out a fair number of details. Read the article here http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091009/ARTICLES/910099973
  • October 13, 2009 at 1:40 am
    Barry E. Seay says:
    In North Carolina we have laws pertaining to assumption of risk such as horseback riding, skating etc. I believe it is NCGS 98. The problem is negligence, we are also a 1% con... read more

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