(Note: The post has been changed. It originally inadvertently had the lawyers representing the victims being the ones making the claim. Apologies for the error.)
The lawyer for Ripley Entertainment for the July 19 duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake in which 17 people lost their lives is trying to use an obscure 1851 to claim the only thing the victims and their families should receive is the salvage value of the boat, which is next to nothing.
Plaintiffs' lawyers claim that is just a delaying tactic.
The accompanying video is from KMBC in Kansas City.
2 comments:
Your summary has it backwards.
Aren't the attorneys representing Ripleys the ones using the 1851 atatute?
Don't they intend to limit the damages potentially awarded to the victims and survivors (and heirs) using the 1851 statute?
I don't know how in the world I did that, but thanks for catching it and let me know. It would certainly be difficult for the plaintiffs' attorneys to be making both sides of the argument. I have made the correction.
Post a Comment