Gratton Family to File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Super Boat International
12-14-2011, 07:17 PM
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Also why wouldn't the diver share his air until the rescue was finished and Joey extracted????
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12-14-2011, 07:24 PM
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I am really biting my tongue on all of this....but The Gratton family has every right and I mean every right to pursue this. Now from the facts that I have been told any diver that comes up approx 6 minutes later asking for a knife has NO BUSINESS being a rescue diver....enough said!!!!
12-14-2011, 07:46 PM
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If you want to get into swapping witty personal retorts, take it to PM's or email's. This thread is about something more important than trading 5th-grade insults.
Back on topic (please?).
One more time:
If I crash and hurt myself, I accept the responsibility for my actions and initial injuries. If my injuries are not survivable under any circumstances, then so be it; I lose. BUT: If I am in a situation where rescue is possible under the stated terms of the event, and the rescue and response services that I was promised do not materialize, that is a problem.
This point has been made in this thread time and time again by a lot of people with a lot racing experience (including me).
It's not that complicated or confusing. Really.
Back on topic (please?).
One more time:
If I crash and hurt myself, I accept the responsibility for my actions and initial injuries. If my injuries are not survivable under any circumstances, then so be it; I lose. BUT: If I am in a situation where rescue is possible under the stated terms of the event, and the rescue and response services that I was promised do not materialize, that is a problem.
This point has been made in this thread time and time again by a lot of people with a lot racing experience (including me).
It's not that complicated or confusing. Really.
I understand and agree with your point 100%, it appears some will argue for the sake of arguing.
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(I do know a little about the law)
12-14-2011, 07:56 PM
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12-14-2011, 08:10 PM
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I am really biting my tongue on all of this....but The Gratton family has every right and I mean every right to pursue this. Now from the facts that I have been told any diver that comes up approx 6 minutes later asking for a knife has NO BUSINESS being a rescue diver....enough said!!!!
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12-14-2011, 09:05 PM
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Well said Gordo.....me too
Well, since you ask the question, I DID!
All the years we raced, we knew who the recue team would be, they knew us, they knew our boats, I always had full confidince in their ability to do their job quickly, never worried about them doing their job if I needed them.
You can acuse me of having blind faith. Maybe so, howeverr, I myself was a rescue firefighter, and part of our departments water-rescue team. I don't take water rescue situations lightly. Make no mistake, the STARS team was the best at what they did.
I bet my life on it every race.
All the years we raced, we knew who the recue team would be, they knew us, they knew our boats, I always had full confidince in their ability to do their job quickly, never worried about them doing their job if I needed them.
You can acuse me of having blind faith. Maybe so, howeverr, I myself was a rescue firefighter, and part of our departments water-rescue team. I don't take water rescue situations lightly. Make no mistake, the STARS team was the best at what they did.
I bet my life on it every race.
12-14-2011, 09:11 PM
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Maybe CigDaze, Bruce Seroff, Ted G, Phantom, Old School, Sean Stinson, Smarty, Gordo, Phantom One or one of the others can explain it to you.
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12-14-2011, 09:32 PM
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I am really biting my tongue on all of this....but The Gratton family has every right and I mean every right to pursue this. Now from the facts that I have been told any diver that comes up approx 6 minutes later asking for a knife has NO BUSINESS being a rescue diver....enough said!!!!
12-14-2011, 10:29 PM
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When all of the discovery (witness statements, oberservations, dispatch logs, all police and medical-corner reports, audio-video recording(s), training certificates of rescue personnel, rescue procedure manuals, deposition statements, ect.) is available to plaintiff's counsel, then you will have the sources of the facts as observed (recollected) and recorded; that could be years away. Not sure how the Florida court system handles (discovery, hearings/status conferences, and motions to be filed deadlines) civil suits, and the timeline that the court will impose for discovery. So until that point, .....
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