Ski Boat Accident
THIS CASE INVOLVED THE WRONGFUL DEATH OF A 35-YEAR OLD HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO WAS KILLED WHILE WATER SKIING ON SHASTA LAKE WHEN HIS BOAT COLLIDED WITH A SECOND BOAT. THE DEFENSE CLAIMED THE TWO BOATS COLLIDED AS THE RESULT OF OPERATOR ERROR. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THE BOAT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO HOPELESSLY OUT OF CONTROL AND VEER SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, HITTING THE OTHER BOAT. THE JURY DECIDED THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND AWARDED HIS FAMILY $2.5.
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