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I think this was a lesson for captains... So far as I can tell, this teaches Captains not to trust DM's they don't personally employ... Unfortunately, if the DM didn't get penalized, it taught the DM that he can make major mistakes and not suffer consequences...But I would think we don't...

You may want to reconsider your wording....The "higher amount at verdict" is only one of many costs to be considered....The defense also factors in the cost of the litigation itself...Most cases never hit the courtroom, and only a tiny fraction of those ever get to appeal. I see this...

Agreed, to a point...I just had noticed that your post seemed a bit skewed...

Agreed...I haven't seen the court docs, so I don't know if he put forth other possible injuries suffered that day....I have only quickly read the article. I was mainly trying to poke at the fact that the defendant was missing from the list of folks that scubatooth listed as bad...

Scubatooth, You focus on the skin cancer(and I fully agree with you on that point), while I focus on the fact that they left him in the ocean...(there are, after all, many icky and gooey[sp?] things like fish and stuff in the ocean...) And I do not blame this suit on the attorneys...They...

Johnny who? LOL

I think the first question is moot, and the one above is answered by the fair negotiation being completed...She was satisfied with what she received...Could you argue something to get in front of a judge....who knows...Is it worth it? (are ya willing to risk a few thou?) I think it is...

Agreed...And if the city manager(s) work for him, he's been around a bit....Hmmmm

Not correcting someone's poor form could lead to a joke...

Sounds like it is quite possible the buyer didn't do his/her homework....in many aspects of the purchase.

There's a dive shop in Monterey CA for sale for around $50K.... But, there are probably too many dive shops in Monterey right now....

You getting drunk at a bar and then driving a work-related vehicle is different than the facts of this case. Here, the party was sponsored by work, and he continued it with work buddies into the night...

Don't feed any sea lions at SLO...The last GW death there was related to someone feeding sea lions at lunchtime, as I recall...A gal, I believe, who had swam that area for years... I'm a bit fuzzy on the details...

Maybe the $US prices went up because LP gets many of its items from Europe (and the dollar is sucky now, against the Euro...)...heh

I agree that a personal recomendation would be much better...I'm not even sure I'd *let* anyone I didn't personally know take care of my kids these days... Now I'm jealous and want to move forward with dive trip planning to the tropics... :banana:

Hey Charlie, Sorry for the teensy bit of fun... No harm intended...Dec. 1 is unfortunately a work day for me or I would definitely join you. Have a great dive! Sean

indeed :)

I've been quite lucky...Dived twice each of two days weeks apart at Catalina and saw Black Sea Bass both sets of dives... The first time I saw one, it scared the daylights out of me...and I had no clue what it was...I just knew it was BIG....

Updated info for inside the protected areas of the bay SUN N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST OUTER PORTIONS OF THE BAY. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS.

For outside the bay... SAT NIGHT AND SUN N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. Above 9 or ten outside of the bay is most often too much to dive in... Inside the bay is supposedly gonna look like this: SAT NIGHT AND SUN N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST OUTER PORTIONS...