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Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:44 pm to gumbo2176
You get on a puddle jumper, you’re assuming risk. If the pilot lived and you were injured, sure... go after him for some compensation. Filing litigation against the son, who paid the ultimate price in losing his dad, is a POS move. frick those guys. Let insurance sort it out.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:11 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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Who knows how it went down
interesting choice of words given the subject matter.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:24 pm to KemoSabe65
quote:Not being a dick, but I dont think that is known at all at this point
TB wasn't negligent, shite happened and he went down keeping his clients alive.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:33 pm to lsupride87
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but I dont think that is known at all at this point
I don’t see how the NTSB doesn’t rule “pilot error” in some form or fashion. Not saying I agree with it, but they always blame the pilot for something.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 2:22 pm to gumbo2176
How did the pilot die? The article says he helped rescue the two survivors
Posted on 8/18/20 at 2:50 pm to Boston911
Drown after swimming back to the plane for life jackets he gave to the folks suing his estate. Not sure why there was no life jacket requirement while in the air, it's mandatory on helos flying the gulf.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 3:26 pm to stoms
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Let insurance sort it out.
That's probably why there is a lawsuit
Posted on 8/18/20 at 3:47 pm to jchamil
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Let insurance sort it out.
That's probably why there is a lawsuit
From reading this thread there is an insurance lawsuit that is under way and pending investigation. It reads that in addition to that they are suing TB's son to go after his assets since his some is the beneficiary. Those guys are real pieces of shite if that's the case. They lived. TB jr's dad died.
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Filed in Jefferson’s 24th Judicial District Court, their suit alleges that the crash inflicted injuries to “the entire body” of both Ted Scurlock and Clinton Scurlock. Both also cited mental anguish and emotional distress and demanded damages from Bourgeois’ son, Theophile Bourgeois IV, as the executor of his father’s succession.
This post was edited on 8/18/20 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 8/18/20 at 3:54 pm to lsupride87
quote:Well, wasn't it discovered that TB was not qualified for the flight or the route?
Theophile Bougeois' estate being sued
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TB wasn't negligent, shite happened and he went down keeping his clients alive.
Not being a dick, but I dont think that is known at all at this point
Posted on 8/18/20 at 3:55 pm to KemoSabe65
quote:Float coats were the norm in the USN even for people that had some serious maritime survival skills....
Drown after swimming back to the plane for life jackets he gave to the folks suing his estate. Not sure why there was no life jacket requirement while in the air, it's mandatory on helos flying the gulf.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 4:39 pm to stoms
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It reads that in addition to that they are suing TB's son to go after his assets
They are suing the estate to go after insurance and could potentially go after estate assets. TB IV's assets are off limits. Now, if he accepts the estate he could be liable for debts of the estate up to the amount he inherited. So they could come after his assets to the extent he inherited them. He can always reject the estate and not worry about the debts.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 4:41 pm to gumbo2176
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claiming negligence on his part to fly in bad weather that is believed to have caused the crash.
thats because negligence on his part to fly in bad weather (without IFR rating) caused the rash
(theophile was a good friend of mine, but truth is truth)
Posted on 8/18/20 at 6:19 pm to cgrand
You don't have to have an IFR to fly in bad weather. If you fly then sooner or later you are going to get caught in bad weather. It's not necessarily negligence.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 8:12 pm to caddysdad
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You don't have to have an IFR to fly in bad weather. If you fly then sooner or later you are going to get caught in bad weather. It's not necessarily negligence.
on a commercial flight it is absolutely negligence and theophile was warned about this very thing on multiple occasions. He knew better but his pride got the best of him
Theophile was one of those guys that just knew how to do things. Everything came easy to him as far as working with his hands goes. He got caught with his pants down here and if he were here today he’d be the first to admit it
Posted on 8/18/20 at 8:42 pm to cgrand
You’re likely correct
If his insurance coverage was sufficient/appropriate for his business, and properly meets the needs of the survivors, I will definitely feel different about the Scurlocks, regardless of their reasoning.
If this was done merely to expedite the claim process, I fully understand the Scurlocks
If his insurance coverage was sufficient/appropriate for his business, and properly meets the needs of the survivors, I will definitely feel different about the Scurlocks, regardless of their reasoning.
If this was done merely to expedite the claim process, I fully understand the Scurlocks
Posted on 8/18/20 at 9:01 pm to REB BEER
quote:You willingly got on a plane. Gravity is real. If I am talking to the captain and he says the weather looks sketchy, what you wanna do.....I will be damned if I sue someones estate after they lost their life and I lived. Hell, I lived. Now, if there was some form of gross negligence that may be different but it doesnt seem this was the case.
But if I'm in a plane that crashes, I'm probably filing a lawsuit as well. Can you imagine the pain and mental trauma caused by an event like that? It would probably mess you up for a while.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 9:04 pm to stoms
quote:Cry me a damn river. No wonder they were the sports. Probably had em some brand new HUK gear on.
Both also cited mental anguish and emotional distress and demanded damages from Bourgeois’ son
Posted on 8/18/20 at 9:05 pm to Boston911
quote:No good deed goes unpunished.
How did the pilot die? The article says he helped rescue the two survivors
Posted on 8/19/20 at 9:38 am to KemoSabe65
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Drown after swimming back to the plane for life jackets
I thought I had read that he died on impact?
This is the first time I've heard that he drown
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