Sep. 13, 2012
Roger A. Dreyer
See more on Roger A. DreyerDreyer Babich Buccola Wood LLP Sacramento Personal injury Specialty: catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, public entity liability, general negligence and products liability.
When the skipper of a commercial craft has been drinking and a catastrophic event takes place on board, shifting a jury's attention from him to a defective boat isn't easy.
"Our biggest challenge was taking the focus off the operator and putting it on the product," Dreyer said.
In July 2006, the two 22-year-old plaintiffs, both students at Chico State University, were passengers in a MasterCraft X-45 wakeboarding boat on L...
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