On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:27:00 +0100, Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ..one way is point .gov and .com people to "if someone flies into an > Aussiestani or Canuckistani tower, is it jihad, and who get's sued? That doesn't work so well outside of the U.S., because other countries don't have the same culture of litigation. In Canada, for example, the loser often pays the winner's court costs in a civil action, so if I try to sue the government or a big corporation and lose, I might have to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in their legal fees. Even if I win, the award will be only reasonable, not spectacular (i.e. I might get awarded $1M to help pay my costs if I'm in a wheelchair, but I probably won't get an extra $59M in punitive damages). Still, COPA has made similar arguments, along the lines of "look at how much an accident costs the government in S&R, investigation, medical costs, etc." All the best, David -- http://www.megginson.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
