Thread: Defective surfer sues Channel Islands

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Surfer files product liability lawsuit against Channel Islands

That’s what makes a lawsuit that recreational surfer Tom Gregg filed against Channel Islands Surfboards a little unusual.

Gregg contends that a fin on his Channel Islands board cut a “deep gash” on his right leg when he wiped out off the coast of France in 2009. He said the fin severed muscles in his leg and caused injuries so severe that he will never regain full muscle strength in the injured leg.

“The surfboard, fins and their component parts were unsafe for their intended use,” Gregg said in the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

That fucker deserves a beat down. All sports have inherent risk.

Pre Blue Crush/ Surf School/ Dot com boom, that shit does not happen.

People suing ski areas should be shot.

Originally Posted by tief schnee

People suing ski areas should be shot.

huh?

I was thinking about suing my shaper because I did not make it out of a barrel yesterday and got totally drilled and dragged along the reef. Board totally sucks and is defective. Where should I find a lawyer?

Originally Posted by tief schnee

People suing ski areas should be shot.

land of the lawyer. home of the insurance company.

Hmmm....it seems to me the intended use is riding the board, not falling off of it, he used the board improperly, and was injured due to his misuse of it.

I bought a used board from surfride in Oceanside back in 2005. They made me sign a waiver at the register while cashing out.

I asked what was up and they said they got sued buy some guy that got injured by a board while surfing, very similar to this story. Unfortunately we live amongst sue happy morons that are better off going back to being uncoordinated couch potatoes

Originally Posted by Ottime

huh?

Scott Schmidt in “The Blizzard of Ahhhs”.

"regg’s attorney, Jeffrey Karpel, said the fins are so sharp some surfers cover them with protective sleeves. Gregg was not aware of that before the injury, Karpel said."

when they're surfing? lol

this is like the mcdonalds suit - if you dont anticipate that your customers are too stupid to realize that hot things burn/sharp things cut, and put a warning label on, then you are liable?

ice ax manufacturers should be paying attention to this one...

Originally Posted by ilikecandy

this is like the mcdonalds suit - if you dont anticipate that your customers are too stupid to realize that hot things burn/sharp things cut, and put a warning label on, then you are liable?

Actually the infamous Mcdonalds suit was pretty justified. Mcds served coffee like 80 degrees hotter than any other restaurant, hot enough that it could cause 3rd degree burns well into muscle, which it did. They also had a history of cases where people were injured because the cup was too hot to hold and people dropped it. They were aware of these issues and chose to ignore them until they got sued.

Their defense in court was that they assumed most customers bought coffe to take home and drink so it should be at optimum serving temp a half hour after being served or something stupid.

Some lawsuits are plenty justified.

I don't think the idiot has a leg to stand on in his law suit, any surfing jong knows about fin cuts. Buy a new board with nice sharp glass fins, sand the leading edge down. Guys needs a hard kick to the nuts IMO.

Originally Posted by liv2ski

I don't think the idiot has a leg to stand on

nah, his left leg is still good.

CI / Merrick boards rule - this guy is a real piece of shit.

^^Not a fan. His shapes are great, quality is not what it once was. I should rephrase that: Quality sucks now. I heard they were built better back in the day, but that was before I got into this sport)

Does anyone know which fins he was cut on? I own some AM2 futures, and they aren't near as sharp as my stretch quad sets. I've been cut several times with the stretch's.

Originally Posted by BS720

^^Not a fan. His shapes are great, quality is not what it once was. I should rephrase that: Quality sucks now. I heard they were built better back in the day, but that was before I got into this sport)

Not sure when you are referring to but the several I had weren't bad quality boards (all pre-07)- a couple ghost shaped, all farmed out for glassing. Not shit, not great quality, nice shapes, not worth the CI markup.

Originally Posted by leroy jenkins

Actually the infamous Mcdonalds suit was pretty justified. Mcds served coffee like 80 degrees hotter than any other restaurant, hot enough that it could cause 3rd degree burns well into muscle, which it did. They also had a history of cases where people were injured because the cup was too hot to hold and people dropped it. They were aware of these issues and chose to ignore them until they got sued.

Their defense in court was that they assumed most customers bought coffe to take home and drink so it should be at optimum serving temp a half hour after being served or something stupid.

Some lawsuits are plenty justified.

Nice to see someone get the facts straight on the infamous McDonald's suit. I'm no bleeding heart, ambulance chasing, sue happy mofo but hate to hear people bitch about the McD's judgement when they don't know the details. There is an industry standard for coffee temps and they were way, way over it.

Now the guy who is suing CI needs a smack. That's just silly. We should send him to Swamis, bleeding, and let him hang with the Great Whites for a while.

Or perhaps it will be found that CI is over sharpening fins, assuming in the two years it takes a kook to buy their over priced board and and get tot he water, the fins will dull appropriately. And there had been numerous occasion of boards being ridden right after purchase cutting sharply through waves. And while no one had their leg severally severed, there had been several close calls brought to their attention. What then?

Bought my 6' 3" Merrick shorty in 2005... so I guess I can't speak to the quality since then. But it's a damn good board.

Originally Posted by BS720

^^Not a fan. His shapes are great, quality is not what it once was. I should rephrase that: Quality sucks now. I heard they were built better back in the day, but that was before I got into this sport)

Does anyone know which fins he was cut on? I own some AM2 futures, and they aren't near as sharp as my stretch quad sets. I've been cut several times with the stretch's.

This lawsuit should teach Channel Islands to sell boards to kooks.

news flash ,
speaking from experience , you don't need sharp fins to get cut, the dull ones will
do as good a job, the important part is riding the right side of the board.

You mean i could have gotten a sweet payday for this? My Thruster fin hammered my leg.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...taff+infection
Fucking idiots. The last thing on my mind was that this was anyones fault but my own.

^ ouch!...

I had the pleasure of sticking a fin in the arch of my foot once and got 28 stitches. The only thing I could think was to tell the doctors there is no FN way you are cutting off my wetsuit.

Maybe if I had a vagina like Tom Gregg then I would have been thinking about a lawsuit instead of doctors not cutting my wettie. I wonder if he combined his hospital visit with his gyno visit?

wearing chain saw chaps could have averted this tragedy..those manufacturers have liability to answer to as well!!
A tube of crazy glue and you would have been back on the board with out the copay...

Originally Posted by skideeppow

You mean i could have gotten a sweet payday for this? My Thruster fin hammered my leg.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...taff+infection
Fucking idiots. The last thing on my mind was that this was anyones fault but my own.

Whoa...that looks painful