Re: Twin coils on ebay

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Clearspring1-at-aol-dot-com>

To Mike, and everyone selling or renting Tesla coils, parts or services:

As a retired and inactive attorney I cannot give legal advice ;-)  But... I 
can tell you that I am concerned for those of you who fit this category.  
Mike, I haven't seen the waiver you intend to present to the buyer of your 
beautiful twin coil -- but have you thought about the fact that you could be 
exposed to liability if someone Other Than the buyer is injured by this coil, 
regardless of what the buyer signs?  This is only one of many issues that 
needs to be covered in a waiver/sales agreement that would protect you in the 
event something, sometime, goes tragically wrong.  Product liability laws are 
extremely broad and it would be nearly impossible to write a waiver that 
protected the purveyor of HV components or services without a large amount of 
legal research -- or existing expertise in this field of law.  (I have no 
expertise at all in this area and am not offering my services.)

I am definitely not trying to be a wet blanket here, but I have grown fond of 
this List and its contributors and I would hate to see someone's life screwed 
up by a lawsuit that your homeowner's/renter's insurance Will Not Cover.  I 
hope everyone in the category of purveyors will get good legal advice before 
wandering into the talons of a personal injury attorney.  The (very few) 
professional coilers on this list know what I am talking about and do not 
need my advice.  But I am concerned about the rest of you...

Though I doubt any of you few professionals will respond, it would be a real 
service to members of this list if you have any helpful comments to offer on 
this subject.  

Regards,

Michael Tandy


> Hello All,
>  I FINALLY got my Twin coil system up on ebay... 
>  http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1617224991
>  Check it out
>  
>  -Mike Novak
>