[Ansteorra] Underage Participation In The SCA

Adam R Thompson adam.r.thompson1 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 7 09:33:09 PST 2012


While the family did not sue as far as i know, I do know of one case of death due to an allergic reaction to something in a feast. 

Richard

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On Feb 7, 2012, at 9:27, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> 
>>> It is now apparent that having people underage participation in the SCA
>> accounts for over 90% of all of our liabilities in the SCA.
> 
>> Where did you get this number?  Considering the huge liability potential of
>> feasts, I suspect that is our number one liability issue.  I'm sure there
>> are a couple of others before we even get to combat. You think child abuse
>> cases are expensive? Consider the price tag for wrongful death.
> 
> The crucial number is $1,300,000. Unless we've paid out more than $130,000 for all other lawsuits, that 90% is a reasonable belief.
> 
> Incorrect, but reasonable. That's the problem with rare-event statistics. A single high-level case in 45 years is just not enough data to base anything on.
> 
> But until we start getting sued over feasts, there's even less data to call that a major liability issue.
> 
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
> 
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