[sac-board] Re: Liability

Well said Joe and certainly not rambling thoughts!

Jeff

At 12:04 -0700 7/20/05, Joseph R. Goss wrote:
>After reading all this thread, the only safe action is:  Buy lots of 
>liability insurance, stay in bed, and say nothing to anybody, 
>because anything you say can and will be used against you. I think 
>we have become so paranoid that we are going to make decisions we 
>will regret in the future.  If the officers and board plan a star 
>party on the rim of an erupting volcano and someone is killed by 
>lava, then we might be  sued for gross negligence. On the other hand 
>we have a star party at 5 mile Meadow on a clear night and someone 
>looking thru your telescope has a heart attack and dies because he 
>sees something that conflicts with his religious beliefs. We are all 
>responsible for what we say and do regardless of where we are.  It 
>is in your best interest to have personal liability insurance.
>  As for incorporation, there must be some good in it, all big and 
>small companies are incorporated. Granted some times you read about 
>an officer being sued for gross negligence, but it is usually for 
>breaking the law. Incorporation will protect officers unless they 
>are personally responsible for gross negligence.  Insurance will 
>protect the clubs assets.
>
>I hope I have not offended anyone with my rambling thoughts.
>               Joe

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