Sandra Stewart sues a whole lot more folks

[MargaritaMike]

My point exactly, although the law sometimes makes very little sense. You can't always count on logic prevailing.

Common sense is uncommon.

 

[SteveMKentucky]

Until I read this thread I'd not heard of this case. Did a little exploring online and found this:

 

[Stoo]

Until I read this thread I'd not heard of this case. Did a little exploring online and found this:

I don't know who that guy is, but there are several comments he makes that may or may not be true. For example, I believe Rob's "status" as a student isn't necessarily true. He may have been diving with his former Instructor. I dive with several people I certified, including my wife. She's lots of things, but she's no longer my student.

 

[Ayisha]

...if you look at the daily call sheet, the safety diver wasn't even on the boat that day...

I saw that non-scheduling as supporting the notion that it wasn't scheduled to be a work day. It may have been scheduled as a continuation of Stewart's course that day which got changed after the fact.

...I believe Rob's "status" as a student isn't necessarily true. He may have been diving with his former Instructor. I dive with several people I certified, including my wife. She's lots of things, but she's no longer my student.

Stoo, except Stewart was halfway through a course with Sotis when he passed, so he wasn't only a former student at the time.

 

[Wookie]

[QUOTE="Ayisha, post: 8541703, member: 35816”]

Stoo, except Stewart was halfway through a course with Sotis when he passed, so he wasn't only a former student at the time.[/QUOTE]
But he’d been issued his card. So was he a student or had he been blessed?

 

[Ayisha]

But he’d been issued his card. So was he a student or had he been blessed?

The card was printed, but he had not completed the last 2 days of training, so the requirements had not been met.

 

[Wookie]

It has not been established that Sotis was instructing Stewart for that series of dives. Sotis was not compensated monetarily for them.

 

[Protondecay123]

It has not been established that Sotis was instructing Stewart for that series of dives. Sotis was not compensated monetarily for them.

Is that because the payer was dead?

 

[Protondecay123]

Until I read this thread I'd not heard of this case. Did a little exploring online and found this:

OMG. Sotis is a convicted felon for previous armed robbery? Is that really true?

 

[Ayisha]

OMG. Sotis is a convicted felon for previous armed robbery? Is that really true?

Yes. He served 3 years I believe? There were links on SB to articles 1 1/2 - 2 years ago.