[Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance

[Cees van den Heuvel]

I rest my case..

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From: <tcashwigg at aol.com>
To: <heu at bart.nl>; <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>; 
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance


> Well if they ever get a really Hot Band to play Preservation Hall in
> New Orleans and they happen to burn the place down it'll set somebody
> back at least $100.00 to rebuild it.  :))
>
> That's why I gave up playing for Barn Dances too, some dancin' all
> likkered up fool drops a cigarette or a lit corncob pipe, and whoosh
> there goes the next two weekends of gigs, spent buildin' and raisin' a
> new Barn.   Yeee Haww !!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: heu at bart.nl
> To: barbonestreet at earthlink.net; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Sent: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance
>
>   I agree, partly. In our system the familiy of the killed one
> (only an example!) is left with nothing but the penalty of the killer.
> The
> victims
> get nothing. That's wrong in our system, I agree.
> Of course, in our system, we have to pay for the rebuilding
> of the hall, but only the real costs. No fancy costs, no lottery prize.
>
> Musical content: ooshwibab, shawilibib,oois,oois bap!
>
> Cees van den Heuvel
> http://www.revivaljassband.nl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: "Cees van den Heuvel" <heu at bart.nl>; "DJML"
> <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance
>
>
>> on 11/14/06 5:00 PM, Cees van den Heuvel at heu at bart.nl wrote:
>>
>>> This is crazy and an example of how the liability and claim culture
>>> in the U.S.A. has developed.
>>> In Europe we don't know what you are talking about.
>>> If there is a liability question it only is there when you
>>> do something completely wrong like destroying the
>>> hall your're playing in or shoot the employer, and even then:
>>> no financial consequenses, only fines or jail.
>>> I like the U.S.A., but your sue-system has gotten out of hand and is
>>> unreal. I.m.o it's just a scam to feed laywers and insurance
> companies.
>>> Get real!
>>>
>>> Cees van den Heuvel
>>> http://www.revivaljassband.nl
>>
>> You said it Cees. I think we all agree.
>>
>> But then, if you shoot your employer killing him, shouldn't you have
> to
>> support his family for the rest of their lives in the style to which
> they
>> were accustomed? Or if you destroy the hall, shouldn't you have to
> pay to
>> rebuild it?
>>
>> Problem is here that many times the court (jury) system awards money
> far
>> in
>> excess of what is fair. And so the injured party, in effect, wins a
>> lottery.
>>
>> Musical Content? "Sue Me" music & lyrics by Tex Wyndham
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone
>>
>>
>>
>>
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