re: Did anyone here actually witness the Lake Peigneur disaster?

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Without even looking anything up I’m sure I’m not going too far out on a limb to say you are not mistaken.

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The thing is the miners had very little in terms of damages. Outside of minor injuries they may have had that don't seem to have been reported widely you can't recover for what might have happened. It is possible that if they had serious mental issues and were treated they could have made a negligent infliction of emotional distress claim. If tortfeasors had to pay for "could have happened" claims insurance would go up exponentially.

The majority of damages were to Diamond Crystal and Live Oak Gardens.