In a message dated 3/13/2003 4:05:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, mkayaks_at_oz.net writes: > ... Ralph, it wasn't my lawyer but a lawyer talking to the trade association > that warned against providing any guidance in safety matters. The choice > was write it and potentially have it used against you or not write it and > potentially have more customers whose families wanted to sue you. I chose > the later potentially more risky (in the judgment of the lawyer) option. > ... Matt, for better or for worse I'm in your camp on this one, originally unintentionally (in the course of normal communications) but increasingly intentionally having left a trail of words behind me over time that might certainly be construed as "safety advice" ... at the end of the day there's not much to sue for around here (to clarify: There's a German saying that roughly translates to, "you can't put your hand in a naked man's pocket"), which in itself may be the best defense against lawsuits! Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_Atlatl-Kayaks.com / Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.Atlatl-Kayaks.com / www.PouchBoats.com phone: +1-802-649-2555 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 13 2003 - 04:29:50 PST
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