I'm not a lawyer (I just play one on TV), but have wondered.....
To what extent do you suppose potential sponsors, land owners & road owners shy away from involvement in rallying due to potential liablity lawsuits?
Most other sports in the US are neatly contained and controlled within an arena. However, as ye all know, rallying is not, & therefore has the potential to injure people and property in infinite ways.
Last week a California jury just awarded a woman $28,000,000,000.00 with a tobacco company's money because they didn't warn her of cigarettes' dangers.
Do you suppose that a jury would hesitate to penalize British American Tobacco equally if it sponsored a car here and it maimed someone?:'(
Would reasonable tort reform help calm the fears of sponsors?
To what extent do you suppose potential sponsors, land owners & road owners shy away from involvement in rallying due to potential liablity lawsuits?
Most other sports in the US are neatly contained and controlled within an arena. However, as ye all know, rallying is not, & therefore has the potential to injure people and property in infinite ways.
Last week a California jury just awarded a woman $28,000,000,000.00 with a tobacco company's money because they didn't warn her of cigarettes' dangers.
Do you suppose that a jury would hesitate to penalize British American Tobacco equally if it sponsored a car here and it maimed someone?:'(
Would reasonable tort reform help calm the fears of sponsors?