Attorney's on our list might choose to chime in on this, seems there are a few.
Seems individual negligence would be hard to pin on the club. Our liability exists but Ralph's point of view seems extreme. We do have insurance, I wonder if this does not increase our chance of being sued, if this becomes common knowledge. If a member, lost their temper and assaulted people, at a Star Party, we may have a problem. Board Members probably have a greater burden on this matter. I also get nervous when ladders and darkness are combined. Bruce does an outstanding job of taking reasonable proactive measures to facilitate safety at SPOC. Negligence does not exist at SPOC. Erik True story:
There used to be a fellow named Ralph, who was active in club events back when we were building the first incarnation of SPOC in the '70's. One day he informed Bruce that an attorney friend of his advised him that if anyone was injured while using club facilities or at a club function, individual members could be held responsible and ruined financially. Ralph immediately withdrew from the club and was never seen again! _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com