Re: [Paddlewise] Fwd: RE: Insurance and legal action

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:33:47 -0700
Darryl wrote:

> Unfortunately, all I draw from this is that it is good to have no 
> [documented]
> qualifications of _any_ kind: paddling, first aid, survival, etc. If
> I can "prove" I am unskilled, then I cannot be held liable for
> allowing someone else to do something stupid.

And, this situation is intolerable ... how do we get out of this conundrum? 
There must be a way to undo or ameliorate all of the case law which has 
established this legal "principle."

Like Darryl, I have a completely undocumented quiver of skills ... which 
makes me less exposed to liability than someone with advanced certificates. 
And, I should feel good about this?

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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