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  Parasail Operators Pay a Heavy Price for Past  Performance of others!  
     
  PSC Newswire - Orlando, Florida  
  by Mark McCulloh -PSC Chairman  
     
 

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  The Parasail industry is paying a price for the past performance of others.  Despite the fact that Parasail accidents have dropped 10% to15% from the previous year.  Their are still a dozen or so mega lawsuits pending for parasail accidents dating back 10 years with losses estimated at ten 10 million before its over.   

According to one legal expert who asked not to be identified pointed out, that operator negligence and using certain types of equipment with a defected past is indefensible in most cases.  Generally speaking, one would think that if John Doe Parasail operates his or her business using brand new boats, parasail canopies and related equipment with an experienced crew conducting flight operations in perfect wind and sea conditions would be less likely than more likely to have an accident or in the alternative have a defendable case is misleading at best.  The legal system provides plaintiff Attorneys wide latitude to discredit  "the perfect operator/equipment theory".  For example, let's say in the ideal operation as mentioned above the equipment failed, while this may shift some liability to a specific manufacturer, it does not automatically relieve the operator from his or her negligence or duty of  knowing that a particular piece of equipment was defective, faulty or if another type of equipment was utilized in its place that could have prevented the accident or reduced the severity of injury.  

 
     
     
     
 
 
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