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Any one can be sued. During discovery period Lawyers can find out rating of everyone on boat at the time of incident. Even if only a ow card was shown at check in. I was on a boat when a fatality happened. Any one with a pro rating was sued . No pro was diving with victim, case went no where AFAIK. Bottom feeder lawyers went after pros liability insurance money.If the DM / diver is just a client diving with the op.. I don’t see why he would be responsible other than to his buddy.. the dive op staff on the other hand I understand..
Any one can be sued. During discovery period Lawyers can find out rating of everyone on boat at the time of incident. Even if only a ow card was shown at check in. I was on a boat when a fatality happened. Any one with a pro rating was sued . No pro was diving with victim, case went no where AFAIK. Bottom feeder lawyers went after pros liability insurance money.
This comes up regularly in ScubaBoard threads. I cannot begin to guess how many times I have asked people to produce evidence that it has ever happened successfully. I have asked people to provide any documents from PADI or any other agency warning that it can happen. Nothing appears in response to those requests. Sure it is possible someone can sue you, but it would not go far.If someone is injured or killed in a diving accident, say, on a day boat, the first thing their family's lawyer is going to do is get a list of everyone on the boat and their certification levels. Then he's going to notice you've been trained to lead, supervise, and teach other divers, which means you've been taught how to spot behaviors that telegraph an accident waiting to happen and intervene.
I think this is the key bit. In that the DM, who was off duty or who had never actually worked, would need to be involved in someway in the process of it not going very far. Which would cost money and time.Sure it is possible someone can sue you, but it would not go far.
Yep, it can happen. You can also get hit by a meteorite. It can happen, but I don't wear a helmet all day for protection.I think this is the key bit. In that the DM, who was off duty or who had never actually worked, would need to be involved in someway in the process of it not going very far. Which would cost money and time.
This comes up regularly in ScubaBoard threads. I cannot begin to guess how many times I have asked people to produce evidence that it has ever happened successfully. I have asked people to provide any documents from PADI or any other agency warning that it can happen. Nothing appears in response to those requests. Sure it is possible someone can sue you, but it would not go far.
Well, then, is there anything written?If you attend the yearly talk at DEMA given by the attorney who represents plaintiffs, you will hear him tell you just that.
Surely you’ve attended at least one DEMA convention and know the answer to that.Well, then, is there anything written?