Vans Aircraft sued for $35M

[TangoWhiskey]

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/...t-plane-crash-files-35-million-suit/74281364/

Van's didn't build the plane... the step-grandfather of the 4 year old who died in the crash did.

"The lawsuit claims that homebuilt airplanes like the RV-10 they were flying are dangerous to riders because they are not held to the same safety standards as professionally built airplanes."

So the EXPERIMENTAL label and placard in the airplane, which warned the mother (who was also on board), is now being used to sue the kit manufacturer.

I'm sorry for her loss, but...

 

[Jim Logajan]

The only problem is, the NTSB reports are never admitted in to the court for these lawsuits.

The courts have generally interpreted 49 U.S.C. § 1154(b) to mean the NTSB final report, which contains the probable cause, may not be used in a civil action. But the factual report can be.

See for example http://apps.americanbar.org/litigat...eatment-ntsb-reports-underlying-findings.html

 

[Jim Logajan]

Further, you didn't have TV ads saying, "I sue lawyers".

Do a web search for "we sue lawyers" or "legal malpractice lawyers". You'll get hits like this:
http://www.texaslegalmalpractice.com/
Not a TV ad as far as I can tell, but this is probably what one would look like for a legal malpractice firm:

EDIT: Another one:

 

[Jim Logajan]

What amazes me is grown up people who decide to build a plane and have NEVER mated NPT fittings in their life..........

From "Van's Aircraft" web site:

"Many prospective builders are understandably anxious about the skills involved in constructing an airplane. The fact is that most RVs are built by people who have never built an airplane before. Many have never built anything before. Building an RV does not require any special skill, but it does demand attention, commitment and perseverance."