I believe the US' broken legal system has broken the American people's will and hearts. Watching this might help you understand why our American fellow divers here lose their minds and grow extreme paranoia over possible, however improbable, lawsuits.
However, while scared by the financial burden their legal system hovers over their heads, they forgot wrongful death lawsuits are not defamation lawsuits. They are not simply looked at on a case by case basis. You can easily use precedences to get the suit dismissed immediately. Which means if other divers have been unsuccessfully sued for the same things, then nobody will bother looking at this one. It takes ten minutes in front of a judge and maybe a few days researching previous cases with the entire ScubaBoard. You can do it yourself or spend a small amount for any of us to do it for you. Heck, many here would do it for free!
However, while scared by the financial burden their legal system hovers over their heads, they forgot wrongful death lawsuits are not defamation lawsuits. They are not simply looked at on a case by case basis. You can easily use precedences to get the suit dismissed immediately. Which means if other divers have been unsuccessfully sued for the same things, then nobody will bother looking at this one. It takes ten minutes in front of a judge and maybe a few days researching previous cases with the entire ScubaBoard. You can do it yourself or spend a small amount for any of us to do it for you. Heck, many here would do it for free!