Another crazy compo pay out, man sues family

irishvamp90 · 12-07-2009 02:01AM #1

Awful thing to happen and very tragic but when i read he had sued the representatives of the estate of the deceased pilot,what the hell?it was accident dont sue the dead pilots family buddy:(.he says he feels gulity for surviving what bull,should be happy his alive
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0710/breaking49.htm

it was a freak accident how is that breach of contract,he should be lucky if they payed for his medical bills.no doubt the taxpayers will be paying his benefits now also even with his 1 million euro

12-07-2009 02:05AM

hope he burns in a fire to be honest the piece of piss that he is.

fuk of to america ya sue loving cúnt

amacachi · 12-07-2009 02:09AM

So wait, he sued because he was in an accident he didn't cause and it was settled out of court, most likely because he had a good chance of winning. I don't see what's so **** about that tbh.

jesus_thats_gre · 12-07-2009 02:20AM

I don't quite get what the problem is myself..

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 12-07-2009 02:26AM

Change the heading... tbh...

12-07-2009 02:32AM

amacachi wrote: »

So wait, he sued because he was in an accident he didn't cause and it was settled out of court, most likely because he had a good chance of winning. I don't see what's so **** about that tbh.

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

I don't quite get what the problem is myself..

"Mr Gibbons, Clochog, Oranmore, Co Galway, had sued the representatives of the estate of the deceased pilot, and two companies, Donville Helis Ltd, with registered offices at Derrydonnell, Ornamore, and 21st century Aviation Ltd, Deerpark Industrial Estate, Oranmore, respectively the owner and hirer/operator of the helicopter."

imo, i think the phrase "happy to be alive" should apply

Gary ITR · 12-07-2009 02:33AM

So because the pilot wasn't trained properly this guy was in a serious crash and left with life changing injuries. To my eyes that makes him perfectly entitled to sue

irishvamp90 · 12-07-2009 02:36AM

read the article,sued the reps of the family.....and was the pilot not trained?that was nt said being honest but if setting up a helicopter company ud have to have trained pilots.
And yes its a freak accident going up in a helicopter you surely realise there is risk,did the pilot cause it?im sured he tried not to crash...

"Mr Gibbons alleged negligence, breach of duty and breach of contract against all defendants"...why the hell did he get into the helicopter so if that is what he felt

amacachi · 12-07-2009 02:36AM

Deleted User wrote: »

"Mr Gibbons, Clochog, Oranmore, Co Galway, had sued the representatives of the estate of the deceased pilot, and two companies, Donville Helis Ltd, with registered offices at Derrydonnell, Ornamore, and 21st century Aviation Ltd, Deerpark Industrial Estate, Oranmore, respectively the owner and hirer/operator of the helicopter."

imo, i think the phrase "happy to be alive" should apply

If he'd lost a leg or been left paralysed would you say the same?

amacachi · 12-07-2009 02:37AM

irishvamp90 wrote: »

read the article,sued the reps of the family.....and was the pilot not trained?that was nt said being honest but if setting up a helicopter company ud have to have trained pilots

Yeah, because the pilot is dead, he's suing the estate, it happens.

12-07-2009 02:37AM

Onkle wrote: »

So because the pilot wasn't trained properly this guy was in a serious crash and left with life changing injuries. To my eyes that makes him perfectly entitled to sue

throw out a quote there to back that up please

12-07-2009 02:40AM

amacachi wrote: »

If he'd lost a leg or been left paralysed would you say the same?

i think it's unfortunate to meet thick fog but that's life.. he's alive and well. how does a sum of money help him??!?!

i must be missing something here in my drunkness

Chucky the tree · 12-07-2009 02:42AM

guilty over surviving the accident.

He feels guilty over surviving the accident so he decides to sue the dead pilots family? Right so..

amacachi · 12-07-2009 02:44AM

Deleted User wrote: »

i think it's unfortunate to meet thick fog but that's life.. he's alive and well. how does a sum of money help him??!?!

i must be missing something here in my drunkness

I don't know him, I don't have transcripts of the case or access to all the evidence, I don't know how it's affected his life or anything else.
All I'm seeing is "Man in accident which wasn't his fault sues for compensation and case is settled out of court." and I really can't see much wrong with that.

12-07-2009 02:45AM

Chucky the tree wrote: »

He feels guilty over surviving the accident so he decides to sue the dead pilots family? Right so..

exactly.. if it actually was a mental issue, money wouldn't solve it.

i can guarantee he celebrated with stake and chips and laughed the whole night. i hope he burns and dies.

[Jackass] · 12-07-2009 02:46AM

Hello....I nearly died in a helicopter crash because the courts of Ireland fond the pilot to be ill-trained and the helicopter to be sub-standard....my life has been fu*ked up, and I received the unprecidented amount of €1,000,000.00 in compensation............either I'm a complete scum bag and this judge is a fuc*ing idiot.....OR I'm completely entitled to this amount under the laws of the land................you decide..................stupid thread.

irishvamp90 · 12-07-2009 02:55AM

my point is why did he sue the family of the dead pilot?

[Jackass] · 12-07-2009 02:57AM

because he was operating the vehicle and wasn't trained properly...as found by the court..........would you have an issue with this if he survived the crash?

It's his estate...more or less him, dead or alive, that's being sued.......it's what he left in his will that will pick up the tab...not any direct earnings or property from his mother, father, wife or children, that wouldn't be effected in the exact same way as if he was alive.....estate is his remaining assets/wealth that he owned in life....

the_syco · 12-07-2009 03:17AM

What the holy f**k? Read the article

An air accident unit found the cause of the accident to be pilot error and the case was before the court for assessment only, liability having been admitted by all defendants, he added.

Oh, and don't forget the bit about flying into the side of a mountain...

Dennis the Stone · 12-07-2009 03:45AM

irishvamp90 wrote: »

my point is why did he sue the family of the dead pilot?

Because they were representing the pilot's estate?

irishvamp90 · 12-07-2009 03:50AM

and that is fair you think dragging his family into court?it was a freak accident.If it happened to me id be happy to be alive and get some medicial expenses.no doubt your man will claim every benefit under the sun now also

amacachi · 12-07-2009 03:52AM

irishvamp90 wrote: »

and that is fair you think dragging his family into court?it was a freak accident.If it happened to me id be happy to be alive and get some medicial expenses.no doubt your man will claim every benefit under the sun now also

And? If he's off work and on the sick it's means-tested, so he won't get anything til he spends a good bit of the million, it just means he's getting some money from them instead of the government, so he's saving you money.

jesus_thats_gre · 12-07-2009 03:54AM

An air accident unit found the cause of the accident to be pilot error

Seems to have been the pilots fault..

irishvamp90 · 12-07-2009 04:01AM

its very tragic and tough on the chap who is injuried but why does he have to drag the dead pilots family through court?Going on a helicopter you know there is risks,after trying to sue the family my feelings towards this guy are going down..and if he felt the breaches why did he go?

[Jackass] · 12-07-2009 04:41AM

Ok Op....can I get drunk and smash you with my car and badly injure you, pending I die in the accident? Would you not mind if I was dead? You'd take the air that I breath in court if I was alive, but can I cripple you with my car pending I die? Would you have sympathy for me while you spend the rest of your life dealing with your injuries thinkinh "poor guy" because I died?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 12-07-2009 05:27AM

Deleted User wrote: »

exactly.. if it actually was a mental issue, money wouldn't solve it.

i can guarantee he celebrated with stake and barbed wire and laughed the whole night. i hope he burns and dies.

fixed it for ya

Overheal · 12-07-2009 05:35AM

irishvamp90 wrote: »

my point is why did he sue the family of the dead pilot?

Theyre also suing the 2 companies involved, not just the Family.

The family is being sued because the pilot's estate (personal assets etc) was transferred over to them after his death.

Estate (Law)

Anyway the guy has a case, lets all settle down. Im thinking back over the year. We had the Hudson River Landing, done by a true Ace who kept his calm 110%. Then we had this crash where the pilot did nothing in the last few seconds but scream on the way down, according to some reports: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

So I mean get off the high horses people. its very likely the pilot did something completely wrong. and dead or not, probably deserves to get fined for it.

Deleted User wrote: »

hope he burns in a fire to be honest the piece of piss that he is.

fuk of to america ya sue loving cúnt

careful now ya stereotyping...________ ____ _______ ... :mad:

exactly.. if it actually was a mental issue, money wouldn't solve it.

Uhm...

Gummy Panda · 12-07-2009 07:45AM

I thought this was going to be some story about a junkie who injured himself while robbing someone's house then sued them over it.

Joey the lips · 12-07-2009 08:12AM

irishvamp90 wrote: »

my point is why did he sue the family of the dead pilot?

No he sued the estate of a pilot who would have been insured i imagine so the estate must then counter claim from the insurence.

More importantly if the companies failed in there duty its called neglagence(I know i cant spell) and the man is entitled to claim. If i went into mac donalds and swolled a lump of wood cause the 17 year old trainee dropped a burger on the floor although i have nothing against the trainee his manager should have supervised him and he should have been trained in food safety. If he was trained, he was neglagent just like mac donalds would have been if he was not trained!

Case closed.. Give me 1 million and of couse all the benefits i deserve cause of post tramatic stree etc!

I dont see the problem here. In fact I think the man was right becuase if it were my child on the helicoptor that crashed I would be 100% supporting his claim!

alandbs · 12-07-2009 08:30AM

Probably the most pointless thread i've ever seen.

Seriously oh, is this your life?

Go back to school and do a civics class or something, if you cant see why this guy is fully entitled to every penny, you shouldnt have access to a computer/electricity, etc...

Every post criticising the claimant is simply moronic.

Mossy Monk · 12-07-2009 09:08AM

If it was a car crash would that make it ok? I really do not see a problem with him suing.

Another crazy compo pay out, man sues family

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