State tort laws protect individuals from personal injury caused by a negligent lack of due care of their safety. Boat operators have a responsibility towards other people in and around their vessels. The courts will uphold this liability if drivers are found to have caused an accident through negligence, resulting in injury or death. Passengers who engage in recklessness and impede the safe operation of a boat may likewise be charged.
What constitutes negligence? In regards to boating, the federal government simply defines it as operator behavior that endangers the “life, limb or property of other people.”
At the same time, waterskiing is an inherently dangerous activity, especially backwards and barefooted. The law regards this activity
What constitutes negligence? In regards to boating, the federal government simply defines it as operator behavior that endangers the “life, limb or property of other people.”
At the same time, waterskiing is an inherently dangerous activity, especially backwards and barefooted. The law regards this activity