Back into the You’ve Got to be Kidding Category
Posted: December 28, 2010 | Author: Recreation Law | Filed under: Uncategorized |
Or
Utah, bear training classes start Monday, all bears must attend.
Every campground in Utah is going to have new signage: Warning, Bears, squirrels, insects, snakes, robins, woodpeckers, little things you can’t see may be dangerous and can be found outside.
So a boy was killed by a bear in a US Forest Service campground in Utah. The state knew the bear was a problem and did not post a sign (according to the plaintiff’s lawyer) at the entrance of the campground warning of the bear. The family claims there should have been a sign.
The Utah Supreme Court said the state is not immune from these types of lawsuits. (The Utah State Governmental Immunity laws did not protect from this type of claim).
Maybe the signs should go up when you drive into Utah or leave Salt Lake City?
It is very sad for a family to lose their son. A bear attack is probably a horrible way to die. This lawsuit is even uglier.
For prior comments on this lawsuit see Final Update on Lawsuit over fatality caused by attack of bear in Utah State Campground and Lawsuit update: Utah Bear Attack. (This will teach me to use the term “final update”!
To see the latest press release on this issue see State Supreme Court: Family of boy killed by bear can sue.
This will probably end up as a case review when I see the actual decision.
Crap!
What do you think? Leave a comment.
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