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Garmin comes up in winding lawsuit tied to amateur plane
Homebuilder asks neighbor, a Garmin employee, to buy equipment with his employee discount. Neighbor buys equipment, helps owner complete the plane. Plane owner crashes plane, then sues neighbor and Garmin. What a nice guy! (www.bizjournals.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
We, as a society, should perhaps have followed Shakespear's advice....
@tim, I know its ridiculous but think of a car accident. If you crash with pax in your vehicle, you're more then likely going to get sued for it
... and then i will sue Richard for posting this story. Then i will sue everyone who commented on it - why the heck not! Then, i will sue Flightaware and anyone associated witht the website - might end up suing myself, which i could probably do since the whole litigation business in the US is utterly moronic. I will just sue everyone, it's the American way!
Electrical overload on the ignition system? I can see an overload possible on the planes battery/alternator system which is not needed to run the engine, but how could you overload the magnetos that provide spark to the plugs if you tried to?
What about his passengers suing him? That's more ridiculous. They weren't forced into the airplane with him and they should have had prior knowledge of the plane being a homebuilt or experimental and therefore assumed greater risk. Looks like it's all the parties involved insurance companies doing the sueing.
What a shitty neighbor. Your friend did you a favor. I hope he gets counter sued in addition to the 3 passengers suing his ass. It's his fault he couldn't handle a power off landing. He shouldn't even be a pilot.