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I know of a case where the family of a deceased sued the buddy and LOST. = At least as of now, in California by participating in scuba diving you = are assuming the risk. Bruce Graham 213/620-7776 grahabr@la*.wh*.co* Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em That I got no cerebellum >>> Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> 08/17/99 06:34PM >>> Oh, that's right, you guys are in Louisiana, so you guys must wear=20 seersucker suits. So, Alton, I have heard of one case where a the family of the deseased=20 sued the "buddy" and won a pile of dough, how many do you know of or = have=20 participated in? Jim Sender: Alton Hall, Jr. Date: 8/17/99 9:28 PM >Hi Jim: > >I do not think we have had the pleasure of meeting. However I can = assure=20 >you that >I do not own a shark skin suit. Alton > >http://www.divelawyer.com/=20 > >Jim Cobb wrote: > >> Art, I think the odd thing about the diver in question was that he was = in >> good shape, an experienced diver, so why did he die? >> >> While so much is known about this fatality (certainly much more than = the >> usual Doria death thanks to some people who were there not following = the >> tech diver "code of silence"), nothing is known about the moment of his >> demise. >> >> This is leading to much speculation as to what is the "smoking gun", = what >> was the main factor(s) that killed him. IMHO the two suspects are: >> >> 1. He made a judgement error, he did not rest to offgas the CO2 in his >> system after greatly exerting himself, and he did not avoid exerting >> himself in the first place. >> >> 2. His high-drag "old timer" gear configuration is what lead him to >> getting winded in the first place, compounded with no real buddy plan. >> When you call a dive in a real buddy situation the buddy(s) should have >> called the dive as well. >> >> As JT has said it behooves you divers out there to make it crystal = clear >> that you are a solo diver and responsible for no one when you jump in. >> >> Or you people are going to have to learn to use a "real" buddy teams = with >> clear, active, effective and practiced buddy plans and actions, which >> makes tech dives more survivable, with out a doubt. >> >> If you divers out there keep doing this "same ocean" buddy stuff then = you >> will, one day, have Alton Hall or one of his shark-skin suited cohorts >> knocking on your door with a lawsuit blaming you for your "same ocean" >> buddy's death. >> >> Jim >> >> Sender: Paltz, Art Date: 8/17/99 10:14 AM >> >> >Gotta jump in here. I have been following this thread with great = interest >> >cause I know the people involved. I have not heard anyone who was = there=20 say >> >he was breathing the air tank as a travel mix. This is just another=20= example >> >of people assuming and making statements to further the cause or just = jump >> >in the band wagon. Is using air as a travel mix stupid when you've = got a >> >17% back mix? Yes it is. Was it used, I think not! >> > >> >Art. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html=20 >> >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.= > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html=20 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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