We thought this stuff only happens in America...

[grimmie 186]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/paraglider-mathew-mchugh-sues-for-2-million-after-losing-a-leg-at-mona-vale-rock-face/story-fni0cx12-1227441897152

Wow.

[quade 4]

Oh F that F'in' F'er.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[BillyVance 34]

Fucking idiot...

Anytime you throw yourself off a fucking cliff, regardless of what equipment you're going with, you assume the risk that you could fucking die or get maimed.

I hope he loses the suit. Let him try gofundme. I'm sure there are plenty of gullible saps willing to donate.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

Hi Rich,

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Wow.

And of course this from the article: "he is now on the Disability Support Pension"

He should be glad that he qualifies and leave it at that.

Jerry Baumchen

[yoink 321]

If there was a 'entitled asshole support pension' I'm sure he'd qualify for that.


Grr.


If you need a sign to tell you what level you're at, you're not at a level you should be self-supervising. Eejit.

[oldwomanc6 60]

If he didn't understand there was a risk of losing life OR limb, he wasn't smart enough to be doing this activity.

Too late to be blaming others, IMO.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

[piisfish 140]

BillyVance

Let him try gofundme. I'm sure there are plenty of gullible saps willing to donate.

he already did, and got money from people around here (or basejumper.com) , and then decides to sue...

If the reports are true of 9 months flying, and 30 hours flying time, he is not a novice.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[akarunway 1]

grimmie

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/paraglider-mathew-mchugh-sues-for-2-million-after-losing-a-leg-at-mona-vale-rock-face/story-fni0cx12-1227441897152

Wow.

How come the lawyers on here aren't chiming in? Oh. They are lawyers. For 30-40% I'll bet they'd take up the cause.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[JohnMitchell 16]

akarunway

***http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/paraglider-mathew-mchugh-sues-for-2-million-after-losing-a-leg-at-mona-vale-rock-face/story-fni0cx12-1227441897152

Wow.

How come the lawyers on here aren't chiming in? Oh. They are lawyers. For 30-40% I'll bet they'd take up the cause.

Hopefully it's a lost cause, and they already know it.

Depression is a very common result after a life changing injury like that. I've had friends who have been hurt worse, but decided they still wanted to enjoy their lives. I admire that kind of determination and spirit.

[Amazon 7]

JohnMitchell

******http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/paraglider-mathew-mchugh-sues-for-2-million-after-losing-a-leg-at-mona-vale-rock-face/story-fni0cx12-1227441897152

Wow.

How come the lawyers on here aren't chiming in? Oh. They are lawyers. For 30-40% I'll bet they'd take up the cause.

Hopefully it's a lost cause, and they already know it.

Depression is a very common result after a life changing injury like that. I've had friends who have been hurt worse, but decided they still wanted to enjoy their lives. I admire that kind of determination and spirit.

Hey... I know a guy like that... he did not let his severe injury and aftermath stop him and he is a young man that never ceases to amaze.... I am better for knowing him.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

Hi John,

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Hopefully it's a lost cause

What most people do not realize is that the vast majority of people who approach an attorney about launching a lawsuit are turned down. And that is because it is determined to be: 'a lost cause.'

Jerry Baumchen

[Remster 30]

JerryBaumchen

Hi John,

Quote

Hopefully it's a lost cause

What most people do not realize is that the vast majority of people who approach an attorney about launching a lawsuit are turned down. And that is because it is determined to be: 'a lost cause.'

Jerry Baumchen

Australia has been in a fairly long string of over protective legislation in recent year. I wouldn't be surprised if this guy gets a sympathetic hear from courts.

Remster

[jakee 1,563]

yoink

If there was a 'entitled asshole support pension' I'm sure he'd qualify for that.


Grr.


If you need a sign to tell you what level you're at, you're not at a level you should be self-supervising. Eejit.

According to the Aus PG association, he shouldn't have been self supervising. So I guess he has to explain why he would have followed one recommendation when he wasn't following others...

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[aphid 0]

I guess it's some consolation that other sports (like paragliding) have their Scott Lutz's too.

[BillyVance 34]

aphid

I guess it's some consolation that other sports (like paragliding) have their Scott Lutz's too.

Or like that dumbass lady that spiraled into a parking lot... whatshername...

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[ryoder 1,590]

JerryBaumchen

Hi John,

Quote

Hopefully it's a lost cause

What most people do not realize is that the vast majority of people who approach an attorney about launching a lawsuit are turned down. And that is because it is determined to be: 'a lost cause.'

Jerry Baumchen

Hey, Kim Gibbs found a law firm that would sue for such idiocy as:
- Trespassing (by aircraft flying overhead).
- Noise ordinance violation (of an ordinance that specifically exempts aviation).
- Mental and physical injury (by plaintiffs who refused to be examined by a doctor).

So I think it is just a matter of searching until you find the right shyster.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[JerryBaumchen 1,436]

Hi ryoder,

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Kim Gibbs found a law firm

As we all know, she does not fit the 'norm' for anything.



Jerry Baumchen

PS) I would bet if she had not found a law firm, she would have filed on her own. Maybe about now those folks at her law firm are thinking they should have let her do that.

[ryoder 1,590]

OK, it looks like there are situations where you may have trouble finding a lawyer:

A Winnipeg man accused of mailing letter-bombs to his ex-wife and two law firms is looking outside of Manitoba for a lawyer to take his case.

Source: http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1428914/lawyer-still-being-sought-in-bombing-case/

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Amazon 7]

ryoder

***Hi John,

Quote

Hopefully it's a lost cause

What most people do not realize is that the vast majority of people who approach an attorney about launching a lawsuit are turned down. And that is because it is determined to be: 'a lost cause.'

Jerry Baumchen

Hey, Kim Gibbs found a law firm that would sue for such idiocy as:
- Trespassing (by aircraft flying overhead).
- Noise ordinance violation (of an ordinance that specifically exempts aviation).
- Mental and physical injury (by plaintiffs who refused to be examined by a doctor).

So I think it is just a matter of searching until you find the right shyster.

Hey its work..... billable hours... and for those who barely graduated or passed the bar... it is good "honest money" right

[Stumpy 284]

piisfish

***Let him try gofundme. I'm sure there are plenty of gullible saps willing to donate.

he already did, and got money from people around here (or basejumper.com) , and then decides to sue...

If the reports are true of 9 months flying, and 30 hours flying time, he is not a novice.

Disagree. I have about the same hours, in a shorter timeframe (approx 2 months), and have done a few cross country flights up to about 25km - I'm still a novice, PARTICULARLY with regards to interpreting meteorology and terrain conditions. 30 hrs over 9 months is pretty low time I reckon.

Never try to eat more than you can lift

[cruelpops 0]

Surprised someone hasn't blamed the GoPro.