Did you read my earlier post, in which I said that in 20 years of dancing, *not once* did I ever hear of a dancer suing anyone for anything connected to dancing, except *one *person's INSURANCE COMPANY?
Maybe I live a sheltered life. I am in the Midwest. But it's not only Canada that has nice people. Hmph. M E On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:24 AM, The Witful Turnip <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >Here is a story that happened to a friend of mine. <snip...> > >It caused a gash which had to be attended to in an emergency room. > > > >The lady sued the city, the dance club sponsoring the dance, the fire > >extinguisher manufacturer, AND THE CALLER, whom she contended should have > >warned her about the danger. > > > >Whether she won the suit or not, it still must be defended. Insurance is > >indispensable. If you don't have it, get it. It's not expensive and it can > >save you so much aggravation should an accident occur. > > > >Ron Nelson > > Not that I'm suggesting that something like this would "never" happen in > Canada, but I believe it's safe to say that the likelihood is *much* lower. > There are many reason why I don't want to live in the US and this is a > perfect example of one of them. I'm curious to know if this was a one night > stand or a regular dance. And if a regular dance, if that particular lady > was someone who regularly attended that dance, or was someone there for the > first time. > > Unfortunately, all these stories do (and I do understand that they likely > make up a *very* small percentage of occurrences)is make me wonder if I > should be calling in the US.... And that seems a real shame to me. <sigh> > > Bev > p.s. I've had one person respond to me directly about this and he wisely > mentioned that there are other caller lists that I don't participate in, > and > potential callers who don't participate in those or use email. Therefore > it's difficult for me to get a sense of whether there's an interest and > critical mass in Canada to investigate coverage here. > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- For the good are always the merry, Save by an evil chance, And the merry love the fiddle And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
