[TowerTalk] Liability !

[Ian White, G3SEK]

W5PUT wrote:
>
>Steve:
>
>I share your enthusiasm for having the proper licensing, and insurance, etc.
>
>What a lot of hams don't realize is that even when they accept the help of 
>their best "bud" in taking down that "Godzilla" beam, they are "ripe" for a 
>law suit if anything goes wrong!  Don't think your "bud's" widow will do it? 
>Guess again! This a law suit-happy society we live in!

It's not your friends you need to worry about - it's their insurance
companies! If they have to pay out on a claim, and you could be liable,
they can sue you to recover their loss. Your friends have no way to stop
this.

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.com/g3sek

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