Smoke on the Water Poker Run 2007 has been canceled
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In any event, sad to hear all of this. Wonder what Bob Russel and the driver's responsibility was in all of this......
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That would be GOOD info to make public!!! I've loaned my boat out to a friend for the weekend but I get an insurance binder for them.....not many people think about that. Even if you let them drive for a minute or two......are you covered? Probably not.
Last edited by PhantomChaos; 08-19-2008 at 07:09 PM.
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4)What kind of event insurance did they have and the limits?
3 Million coverage with 1% deductable (Big one for you promoters to look at)
We would have been better off to have less, not more, insurance coverage dollar wise
5)What about the promoters.....did they have personal umbrella policies?
Turns out it is good thing we did not, or the lawyers would have been trying to attach themselfs to that as well
Until we stop voting lawyers into public office, and while we continue to let the system abuse us, it will never be about right and wrong, it will be about MONEY
If you read the final ruling it would make you sick on how they tried to arrive at a dollar amount. What was even more outragouse is how the did there calculations
4)What kind of event insurance did they have and the limits?
3 Million coverage with 1% deductable (Big one for you promoters to look at)
We would have been better off to have less, not more, insurance coverage dollar wise
5)What about the promoters.....did they have personal umbrella policies?
Turns out it is good thing we did not, or the lawyers would have been trying to attach themselfs to that as well
Until we stop voting lawyers into public office, and while we continue to let the system abuse us, it will never be about right and wrong, it will be about MONEY
If you read the final ruling it would make you sick on how they tried to arrive at a dollar amount. What was even more outragouse is how the did there calculations
I agree, lawyers become judges, judges and lawyers become politicians, and we wonder why we get screwed and the system continues to get worse.
Is there anywhere we can read the final decision? I know a lot of times there are gag orders issued, but the attorneys would have broken that rule by posting the award amount on their "Brag" board. Good luck, ever another "Smoke"?
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Marc, Can you explain how the insurance coverage being less instead of more, and having no umbrella, could be better?
I agree, lawyers become judges, judges and lawyers become politicians, and we wonder why we get screwed and the system continues to get worse.
Is there anywhere we can read the final decision? I know a lot of times there are gag orders issued, but the attorneys would have broken that rule by posting the award amount on their "Brag" board. Good luck, ever another "Smoke"?
I agree, lawyers become judges, judges and lawyers become politicians, and we wonder why we get screwed and the system continues to get worse.
Is there anywhere we can read the final decision? I know a lot of times there are gag orders issued, but the attorneys would have broken that rule by posting the award amount on their "Brag" board. Good luck, ever another "Smoke"?
Much discussion was made about "Limits of liability"
If you have a deductable of 1% on 3 million it cost you out of pocket $30,000 before coverage starts (some exceptions)
If you have 1 million coverage then you are on the hook for $10,000 with your deductable Pretty easy math
Not sure if the final decision is on line
All i know is it is a huge amount of reading (yes i have read it all many times )
Families not only got CASH but they got collage for there kids and also got possession of the boat and trailer (was for sale on line for a while) and some other nice benefits were also attached to the final decision
My paperwork on this entire fiasco is literally over 2 feet high.
I will say it again DO NOT VOTE ANY LAWYERS INTO OFFICE
our country is going to hell much in part due to no accountability and alot of aragance on the part of the legal system
Last edited by boatme; 08-20-2008 at 07:49 AM.
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Thanks for the info, will there ever be another "Smoke"?
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Glad to hear this is over Marc. I know it was a terrible thing to go through but I hope you can get some peace of mind now. If you ever decide to do another Smoke, count us in. We'll be there. Ian