Boating Accident

And you're worried about paying for boat damage?!? You're damned lucky the kid pulled through or you'd be in a truly deep heap of !
 
BeachChick...as the legal owner of the pwc, you'd better be concerned if this goes to court. The "other" guy is just part one...whenever there's personal injury you can bet the house that your name will be on the defendant side...it's the way this crap works. Hope you weren't real good friends with the parents of the boy.
 
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I smell post fraud. What was the boy's BAC?

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Yzer, I think the BAC was in reference to the boat driver, not the kid.
 
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Originally posted by Maxwell Smart

And you're worried about paying for boat damage?!? You're damned lucky the kid pulled through or you'd be in a truly deep heap of !

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No, his parents are lucky he wasn't killed. I was not the responsible adult/guardian of that child on that day.

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Keep in mind, in a case like this an ambulance chaser type attorney (no offense to real attorneys) will throw lawsuits at everyone they can think of...
 
If HE was hit by the boat, how can the boat owner sue you? The parents should be suing the boat owner, as should you, for damage to your vessel.

YOU, as owner, are legally responsible for your vessel.

The liability will be determined in a court of law.
 
OK, I'll apologize. The whole story seems too bad to be real. Just being a good DA and testing the story...
 
ALS said he was DOA how did off-duty LE end up working - and resuscitating him?

I do have a bit of experience and knowledge in this area, and will echo what has already been said - call a good lawyer ASAP. Amazed your insurance company hasn't already laid down the gag order on you.

A lot just doesn't add up here.
 
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Legally, who should be responsible for the damage to the boat? Me, being the registered owner of the vessel, or the boy's parents for them giving permission and ok-ing their son to ride the jet-ski???

I'm personally being sued for the damages to the boat...anyone know???
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Your first post made it sound like a simple accident which obviously it wasn't due to the extent of the injuries.
Also, you were asking if you are liable for the damages to the boat. I think the more important issue is the poor kid who was in a coma for a week.

IMHO, if the parents let him ride the jetski and the cops said the kid was at fault, they should not sue the other guy. I'm curious as to how BAC could change who's at fault. If you're over the limit, are you automatically guilty?

In this nasty world, the parents will sue the boat driver and in return the boater or his insurance company will sue you. The parents will get off scott-free for an error in judgement. The kid already suffered for his error in handling the jetski (apparently since the cops said it was his fault due to inexperience). I'm not saying it's fair but that's the way it is.

Bottom line, you abide by the parents' wishes and loan out your jetski. Kid suffers, other boater suffers, you suffer, parents blame everyone else but themselves.

I'm curious to see how this turns out.
 
beach chick: call your insurance company first otherwise they can refuse to cover.
 
Hope I don't offend any RO's. This whole story smells like BS!

Though I'll take some popcorn and stand on the sidelines and watch the show

Beachchic"420"... nice .. put that fluffy green stuff down. Your first post made it seem like a young child just bumped into a neighbors boat. 10 post's later he was DOA?
 
You mention that the child was cited with inexperience. What is the training requirement in the state? Is there one?
 
No I didn't make it seem like he just "bumped" into the neighbor's boat, just wanted to know if anyone has had a boating accident and could shed a little light. People constantly let other people drive their boats on the river/lake while water skiing, boarding, etc. Someone had to have had an accident. Who's responsible though? Does it really matter the age? He was the "legal" age to be on the PWC. HIS parents ok-ed him being on it. Isn't this the place to post to find out if someone knows ANYTHING???
 
Why did they trach a 12 year old near drowning? Why couldn't they intubate him or CombiTube him with that failing? Absent significant C/S trauma it should have been an easy tube. The insurance company would have hug exposure in the scenario you present, and would care not whether you wanted to pay. They'd be looking out for their interests - that's what they employ their lawyers for. Who wouldn't be thrilled with the defensibility of public discourse on the incident under a name ending with '420', tryng to prove your responsibility and due prudence. Think about how it looks.

What was the date and locality of the incident?
 
Chick: Your are looking for something that doesn’t exist, an exclusion from liability. In every accident, everyone involved in any way is sued. They are looking for pockets to pick and your ownership of the craft nominates you as one. You need help.
 
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Why did they trach a 12 year old near drowning? Why couldn't they intubate him or CombiTube him with that failing? Absent significant C/S trauma it should have been an easy tube. The insurance company would have hug exposure in the scenario you present, and would care not whether you wanted to pay. They'd be looking out for their interests - that's what they employ their lawyers for. Who wouldn't be thrilled with the defensibility of public discourse on the incident under a name ending with '420', tryng to prove your responsibility and due prudence. Think about how it looks.

What was the date and locality of the incident?

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There was no water in his lungs. The impact stopped his heart/breathing. It wasn't near drowning. I don't know why they did what they did. I'm not a doctor and/or paramedic. They did it before air-lifting him.

And gee...it's a name. Is that how we judge others...bye there screen names? I sure don't. I didn't hit the boy with my boat, I wasn't the child's parent, just the person who is being attacked. Point Blank. Just a lesson learned when it comes to friends' using your boat, PWC, etc...
 
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