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And what caused the 'catastrophic brake failure'?Mike
Quote from: mgk920 on May 26, 2019, 10:30:29 PMAnd what caused the 'catastrophic brake failure'?MikeNow, now, let's not blame Mike... he probably had nothing to do with this.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 27, 2019, 04:56:51 AMQuote from: mgk920 on May 26, 2019, 10:30:29 PMAnd what caused the 'catastrophic brake failure'?MikeNow, now, let's not blame Mike... he probably had nothing to do with this.One thing such statement achieve is that county where accident happened becomes totally not guilty.Victims lawyers were shopping for compensation payers- state is legally immune as far as I understand; company has no assets worth suing, owner is a slick guy with FBI behind him, and getting him from Pakistan is a challenge. So they aimed at county as a source of compensation....
Quote from: kalvado on May 27, 2019, 06:11:35 AMQuote from: Scott5114 on May 27, 2019, 04:56:51 AMQuote from: mgk920 on May 26, 2019, 10:30:29 PMAnd what caused the 'catastrophic brake failure'?MikeNow, now, let's not blame Mike... he probably had nothing to do with this.One thing such statement achieve is that county where accident happened becomes totally not guilty.Victims lawyers were shopping for compensation payers- state is legally immune as far as I understand; company has no assets worth suing, owner is a slick guy with FBI behind him, and getting him from Pakistan is a challenge. So they aimed at county as a source of compensation....So next would be...the auto manufacturer or the company that built the limo?
One thing such statement achieve is that county where accident happened becomes totally not guilty.
Quote from: kalvado on May 27, 2019, 06:11:35 AMOne thing such statement achieve is that county where accident happened becomes totally not guilty.Why would the county have tort liability? As I understand it, the crash happened entirely on the state highway system. (Does New York allow counties to claim qualified immunity?)The statement about "catastrophic brake failure" also does not address lack of engine braking as a possible contributing factor, which we have inferred from previous reporting is a focus of the NTSB investigation.Given that the State Police is an arm of the state government, as is NYSDOT, I am skeptical of the independence and impartiality of the investigation. The general rule of thumb these days is that sovereign immunity does not exist anymore, although the manner in which a state can be sued for damages is still stringently restricted by statute (I do not know where specifically New York is in this particular facet of tort reform, which occurred in the 1970's in most states).
Braking news (pun intended):According to the expert hired by State Police, the sole cause of the accident [..] is "catastrophic brake failure" I have a hard time interpreting that statement...
Rusted out brake lines are a common problem here in NY with vehicles that have some age on them. They can give out without warning. Perhaps that's what may have caused this limo crash.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoices-falsified-brake-work-not-14503357.phpA former manager of a Mavis Discount Tire outlet told investigators last month that the auto shop had falsified invoices and failed to perform critical brake work on the stretch limousine that crashed in New York last year, killing 20 people.
My word. I don't even know how to make sense of that insanity.
And that would be why I don't let Mavis do anything to my car other than tires. I saw the story this morning and was not happy.
Quote from: US71 on October 09, 2019, 02:37:32 PMhttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mavis-manager-Invoices-falsified-brake-work-not-14503357.phpA former manager of a Mavis Discount Tire outlet told investigators last month that the auto shop had falsified invoices and failed to perform critical brake work on the stretch limousine that crashed in New York last year, killing 20 people.And that would be why I don't let Mavis do anything to my car other than tires. I saw the story this morning and was not happy.
I wonder if Mavis will sue the guy.
Quote from: Rothman on October 09, 2019, 04:00:25 PMI wonder if Mavis will sue the guy.Mavis should have his @ss sued, as should the limo company (oh wait! Didn't the limo owner move back to his homeland?)