https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/04/titanic-sinking/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/04/titanic-sinking/comment-page-1/#comment-11611 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:44:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6109#comment-11611 One might reason, Jim, that a causal relationship between hitting an iceberg and shortly thereafter taking on water, and the eventual sinking might exist. But, given that icebergs are 1) rarely insured, 2) don’t typically generate profit, 3) not only don’t have deep pockets but typically have no pockets, 4) aren’t typically incorporated with wealthy investors, 5) (fill in random litigation target here), it’s hard to imagine that even someone who is superfluously generous with his reasoning might conclude the iceberg was even 1% at fault. How unreasonable would it sound to a jury that the iceberg knew or should have known that a large vessel was approaching and thus should have moved aside? Are you kidding me? If anyone is to blame, who has yet to be named, it would be James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, and 20th Century Fox – they’re the real culprits.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/04/titanic-sinking/comment-page-1/#comment-11610 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:17:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6109#comment-11610 Was it the rivets or was it the high carbon content in the steel? I know! Maybe the iceberg had something to do with it.

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