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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

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Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP
Sadly, most regionals already take on 1-2 lawsuits per regional, which is a sad statistic for gracious professionalism.
OK, before this whole thing gets out of hand, let's put this one to rest. This statistic is a complete fabrication, without any basis in reality. NASA has sponsored 42 regional FRC competitions over the last nine years. I have direct knowledge of the financial, organizational and legal status of each of these events, and significant insight into many of the other non-NASA sponsored regionals. Across this entire history, there has only been one incident involving the potential for litigation (which was due to a serious injury). The idea that "most regionals already take on 1-2 lawsuits" is, to be blunt, completely ludicrous.

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