Lauren Bagley, whose son was injured as a teenager at Mount Bachelor in 2006, said “ski companies should be held accountable when their man-made equipment fails.” Unfortunately what Ms. Bagley fails to see is that her son made the decision to take a jump and because of his “decision” injured himself. Personal responsibility is a thing of the past….
With decisions like this, I suspect downhill skiing in the regulatory happy state of OR will eventually become a thing of the past.
Just like the folks who “chose” to drive cars that malfunctioned huh? Gone: Assumption of Risk in all states; Enter: Comparative negligence for man made features. Sounds fair to me
Lauren Bagley, whose son was injured as a teenager at Mount Bachelor in 2006, said “ski companies should be held accountable when their man-made equipment fails.” Unfortunately what Ms. Bagley fails to see is that her son made the decision to take a jump and because of his “decision” injured himself. Personal responsibility is a thing of the past….
With decisions like this, I suspect downhill skiing in the regulatory happy state of OR will eventually become a thing of the past.
Just like the folks who “chose” to drive cars that malfunctioned huh? Gone: Assumption of Risk in all states; Enter: Comparative negligence for man made features. Sounds fair to me