Comments on: Recreation on Connecticut public land https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/recreation-on-connecticut-public-land/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: andy https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/recreation-on-connecticut-public-land/comment-page-1/#comment-118104 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:27:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22383#comment-118104 (1) Why does the bill only apply to public or quasi-public lands? Why not private as well?

Private land are already immune.

]]> By: Smart Dude https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/recreation-on-connecticut-public-land/comment-page-1/#comment-118091 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:52:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22383#comment-118091 Time to re-route the Appalachian National Scenic Trail from New York directly into Massachusetts, bypassing the dangerous hazards of the Connecticut Lawyer Industry.

]]> By: GregS https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/recreation-on-connecticut-public-land/comment-page-1/#comment-118060 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:56:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22383#comment-118060 Two thoughts come to mind when reading this story. (1) Why does the bill only apply to public or quasi-public lands? Why not private as well? I don’t know about in Connecticut, but there are some places where hiking and biking trails are developed that sometimes cross, with the owner’s permission, private lands. Why shouldn’t those owners also be exempt from lawsuits? (2) Even if the bill becomes law, I have no doubt creative lawyering will find a way to work around it or render it meaningless. The real problem behind lawsuits like this isn’t with the laws that legislatures pass or fail to pass; it’s with a court system that no longer believes in personal responsibility. As long as courts and juries believe an injured person deserves compensation simply because they’re injured, they’ll find ways to award it regardless of what the intent of the law is.

]]> By: Jason Barney https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/04/recreation-on-connecticut-public-land/comment-page-1/#comment-118058 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:38:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=22383#comment-118058 Washington law allows broad immunity (with some exceptions) when opening up land for recreational use.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.24.210

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