Waivers are not always ironclad, and it is not uncommon for judges to reject them. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A CBS reporter who made the trip with OceanGate Expeditions in July 2022 reported that the waiver he signedOceanGate did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
OceanGate could argue it was not grossly negligent and that the waivers apply because they fully described the dangers inherent in plumbing the deepest reaches of the ocean in a submersible the size of a minivan. Families could also seek damages from any outside parties that designed, helped build or made components for the Titan if they were found to be negligent and a cause of the implosion.‘Death on the high seas’
If OceanGate were to fail in such a case, families would be free to file negligence or wrongful death lawsuits.
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