Re: [aus-soaring] Passenger Sues after Gliding Mishap

[Peter Henderson]

This litigation situation is getting completely out of hand.  Is there no such thing as plain bad luck anymore?   Surely this is just an opportunistic grab for money.   The full report that Mark points to, makes for pretty sick reading.       Peter Henderson   ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Newton To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:55 AM Subject: [aus-soaring] Passenger Sues after Gliding Mishap http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,4682730%255E2682,00.html  A GLIDER passenger who witnessed a mid-air collision is taking legal  action against the estates of two people who plunged to their deaths  because he has become afraid of heights.  John Bruce Purvis is also suing the Waikerie Gliding Club, the  Waikerie International Soaring Club and the pilot of the glider  in which he was having a joy flight when the tragedy occurred on  March 2, 1999. Ahem.   - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem,                    [EMAIL PROTECTED]      but it hurt when I walked.                          Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- --   * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list.   * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]   * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message   * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.