I started diving off of starting blocks when I was eight years old. I am now 51, and train at the Y, almost always alone, as there is no Masters program in the county where I live, or in any of the immediately adjacent counties. (There are several age group programs.) I want to work on my starts, but none of the Y's where I swim will let me use the blocks - saying that a national Y policy prohibits anyone from using the blocks unless a team/club coach is on the deck.
I have never heard of anyone suing a YMCA because of an accident on a starting block.
Yes, perhaps a coach would be valuable to me in this regard, but I'm not looking for a coach - I need and want a cooperative facility. The age groups' program schedules are not conducive to my schedule, and besides, the age group coaches already have enough on their hands during those times with lanes full of kids working their programs. I also am not excited about having to dodge those kids to do the work I need to do.
Anyone find a way to conquer this litigation-fear-induced insanity yet? Thank you.
No Geek, some of us are arguing that this case has merit, not that it is an example of the worst.
The case was not about spilling a beverage, but the consequences of the spilling.
What most people here (like you) are saying, is that if you have an accident, spilling your coffee, you can expect to get burned. No argument about that. I'm saying (and the jury came to believe) is that a 1st degree burn is reasonable (and what most people have experienced), a 3rd degree burn is unexpected and unreasonable. (I've never had a 3rd degree burn, and can count the 2nd degree burns on one hand.)
Did you ever see the movie "Class Action"? The suit was not to blame the car manufacturer for the accidents. The suit was about the car blowing up in crashes that should have left the occupants shaken but unhurt. (And the car makers were aware of the problem, hid the fact, and did not change their practices.)
No Geek, some of us are arguing that this case has merit, not that it is an example of the worst.
The case was not about spilling a beverage, but the consequences of the spilling.
What most people here (like you) are saying, is that if you have an accident, spilling your coffee, you can expect to get burned. No argument about that. I'm saying (and the jury came to believe) is that a 1st degree burn is reasonable (and what most people have experienced), a 3rd degree burn is unexpected and unreasonable. (I've never had a 3rd degree burn, and can count the 2nd degree burns on one hand.)
Did you ever see the movie "Class Action"? The suit was not to blame the car manufacturer for the accidents. The suit was about the car blowing up in crashes that should have left the occupants shaken but unhurt. (And the car makers were aware of the problem, hid the fact, and did not change their practices.)
