Skydive Dropzone and Diver exonerated

[YahooLV 0]

You know about the trial, now you know the verdict, and the truth. Many things have happened in skydiving over the years, we must learn from them and hopefully learn from the mistakes.

[skybytch 273]

That's good news. Any other verdict could have had a horrible effect on the sport.
Make sure your family knows that you mean it when you sign those waivers!!!
pull and flare,
lisa
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[Magistr8 0]

The whole situation right from day one always sounded funny to me. Drunk skydivers going up in a plane and jumping. A mid air collision that resulted in death and an attempted coverup. Please, is what I was thinking. As skydivers we are fun loving people and love to party but when we go up the first thing on our mind is safety. The whole situation seemed to indicate that these people were out to cause an accident and anyone in the sport knows that that just would not have been the case. Another example of looking in from the outside. If you don't wanna be in the sport that is fine but if something happens don't try to make it look bad and look for untruths.
Who ever said comming down from a high was bad obviously never tried this.
Magistr8

[TEB6363 0]

Good news. That trial was bogus.
:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn!

[wildblue 7]

What the shit?!?!

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The Plaintiffs were aided by USPA Vice President John DeSantis. The Attorney for the Plaintiffs' represented the documents offered by DeSantis as being an "Official USPA file".

[shock]
Never argue with stupid people.They just drag you down 2 their level & beat you with experience

[PhreeZone 20]

Yeah... nice to know that the USPA will help people wanting to sue DZ's huh? Although.... I read in the BOD minutes he was "Talked to" about this issue.
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend... ~3EB

[wildblue 7]

oh well good... at least he got a stern talking too....
(looks for the "roll-eyes" smiley)
Never argue with stupid people.They just drag you down 2 their level & beat you with experience

[Haeloth 0]

Could it be that the USPA would want to test the waiver in court in a case that was possible to win?
Will this verdict make it more difficult to sue DZ's in the future?
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

[freeflir29 0]

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Will this verdict make it more difficult to sue DZ's in the future?

I don't have a law degree but I have been to court numerous times ..... You bet your ass it will. A precedent has been set and every time a case like this comes up it will be referenced. Guaranteed.
"I only have a C license, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[AndyMan 7]

No. The USPA did not support DeSantis being involved.
John DeSantis was hired as an "expert witness", and was paid quite a bit for his testimony.
And people have the audacity to say he shouldn't be on the board. As if!
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[mnischalke 0]

While I am happy that the waiver has been tested in court and passed, this is still the dropzone that has posted:

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BECAUSE OF PAST PROBLEMS WITH "FUN JUMPERS" BREAKING OUR RULES; SLV WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT FUN JUMPERS WHO HAVE NOT GRADUATED FROM OUR SLV STUDENT PROGRAM

Please correct me if I am wrong, but this is the same dropzone which lobbied the Nevada legislature to ban the above sort of skydiving.
Maybe this has something to do with certain actions taken by certain people.
Just a thought...
mike
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