Comments on: “Texas Supreme Court: No tort liability for intentional misuse of a Genie lift” https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/texas-supreme-court-no-tort-liability-for-intentional-misuse-of-a-genie-lift/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 20 May 2015 12:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: gasman https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/texas-supreme-court-no-tort-liability-for-intentional-misuse-of-a-genie-lift/comment-page-1/#comment-323678 Wed, 20 May 2015 12:54:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53165#comment-323678 Hmmm.. seems simple enough to to have an interlink that dis-allows retracting the stabilizing legs when the lift is above some certain elevation. Sort of like having elevator doors only open when stopped at a floor.

Human nature is to take short cuts, especially when there is an overt incentive to do so; in most jobs, time is money and the quicker done, the sooner the next paying job starts. Even when the failure mode is open and obvious for intentional retraction, I would want such a safety mechanism to prevent even the accidental/unintended retraction of the legs; 40 feet is well above typical lethal fall distance.

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