Re: Twin coils on ebay

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Original poster: "bob by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <forlaser-at-gte-dot-net>

forgive my nievety of the law, but do gun manufacturors get sued when
someone is inadvertantly shot?
why not just make the purchaser sign a waiver that says "the purchaser
acknowleges that a tesla coil is a dangerrous device that can cause damage
to life or limb, as well as property. said purchaser agrees to accept totaly
responsability in perpetuality for ANY injury to himself or others, as well
as any damage to any property"
short and sweet..
but i doubt anything in the legal profession ever is...

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: Twin coils on ebay


>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
>>
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