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Re:Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto shop in Alabama by sidewndr46 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:26AM (#35700140)
I've always been curious about this, how do you possibly handle the liability? Somewhere, some entity owns the property. Once one guy drops a brake rotor on his foot and breaks it, who covers the legal expenses?
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Re:Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto shop in Alabama by bombcar on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @10:35AM (#35701083)
The standard legal answer is pages and pages of documentation that discourage suing. This is rarely actually done in practice.

The reality is you keep it quiet and relatively secret, and you kick out people who smell like legal liability. This answer cannot be stated in public.

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Re:Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto shop in Alabama by SoftTalker on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @03:58PM (#35719144)
a) The people who use these places are generally not litigious.

b) they sign waivers

c) the shop has insurance

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Re:Meet the rednecks running a mutual aid auto shop in Alabama by sidewndr46 on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:49AM (#35773541)
Agreed, but after the first insurance claim my understanding is the insurance rates become prohibitive or they just drop you.

I guess if the assets aren't lost they could be sold off or donated to a similar organization or something in that case however.

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