So, does that mean that after eight years, we can now push for measures to
limit the lawyers??
The U.S. is the only country I am aware of that allows a fat woman to sue a
food company when she places a HOT cup of coffee between her morbidly obese
thighs and then jams on the brakes, burning herself.......
Perhaps now might be a good time to enact some lawyer limits with real
teeth.....otherwise, we are going to cease to advance in the various fields
of endeavor.
Ray McCrary
"Speed is Life;
of course Luck and Altitude
are helpful, too."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Feibusch" <rfeibusch@loop.com>
To: <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Cc: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 3:16 PM
Subject: SPARES TO THE USA FROM UK
> This very disturbing news came over the Riley list this morning. Could
> this be true??? How will it effect us? Oh well . . . . . . .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick Feibusch
> Venice, CA
>
> *********************************
>
> Graham Orme-Bannister writes:
>
> I do not remember this coming up before so I will say it again on the
basis
> that repetition is better than ommission.
> Many UK spares companies will refuse to do business with US customers
> because of the risk of being sued for product liability in the event of an
> accident. This may sound absurd when we are talking about light lenses but
if
> a company has a policy of not dealing with the US it is easier to have a
> blanket ban than pick and choose products. The problem is insurance.
> In Europe product liability is also now becoming a hot issue. Insurance
> companies will either quote a totally absurd premium for dealing with the
US
> or simply impose a blanket restriction. I used to be buyer for the Riley
> Register Spares Company and they will not sell to US Register members for
> this reason. I am not defending the situation but simply quoting facts.
Poor
> service to the US by some companies may be a reflection of this
situation.
> Some companies are unaware of the problem and just supply anyway. Some
other
> companies, even in Europe, now put performance disclaimers on all their
> products but I am advised that these have no legal value whatsoever.
> Many people, including me, believe that the biggest single threat to the
> historic vehicle movement in the future, certainly in Europe, and probably
> elsewhere, is punitive legislation on product liability for spares.
> Autojumblers beware.
>
> Graham Orme-Bannister
> Alresford, Hampshire, UK
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