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The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.

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[–] laxidaisy@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They signed a waiver, so when the sub went missing, that shoulda been the end of it. Because you can't argue with a waiver.

[–] dball37@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

Liability waiver are not the end all, be all of legal action. If the company was negligent that is not going to be covered in the waiver. There are also other caveats that may be relevant to if the waiver is valid and enforceable. I'd be curious about which jusisdiction's laws apply.

[–] gophergun@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Not only can you absolutely argue with a waiver (and I'm sure the families will), but that's only an agreement between the company and the customer, not the customer and the governmental agencies involved in the rescue.