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$125 Million Dollar Lawsuit against The Weather Channel

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Maumelle Weather:
Link to story is here.

WeatherHost:
"Local police reported that the pair allegedly drove through a stop sign, crashing into 25-year-old Corbin Jaeger, a storm watcher spotter with the National Weather Service. All three men were killed.

Now, lawyers for Jaeger's mother, Karen Di Piazza, have filed a federal lawsuit seeking $125 million from The Weather Channel, the estates of Williamson and Yarnall, and others, for Jaeger's wrongful death.

The suit alleges that Williamson and Yarnall "had a history of reckless driving when storm chasing and when filming [The Weather Channel's] television programming.""

"The channel had been warned by other chasers that the men's driving "put others at risk."

The lawsuit cited text messages between a storm chaser and one of the show's producers. The unnamed chaser warned the producer that Williamson's driving was of concern."

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/27/707145925/the-weather-channel-sued-for-125-million-over-death-in-storm-chase-collision


Despite the well known fact that I'd like them 'off the air' so to speak, I'm not exactly sure how TWC is culpable here.

WeatherHost:
Also, since when are 'storm watcher spotters' WITH the NWS?  That implies they are employees.  Was this guy an NWS employee?  Or was he someone who had attended free spotter classes?

Maumelle Weather:
Their vehicle had "The Weather Channel" logo on both sides, plus being "egged on" by the producers in Atlanta, plus TWC knowing of their reckless driving, and yet not doing anything about it, and more as stated by the lawsuit, so TWC is very culpable in this.

CW2274:

--- Quote from: WeatherHost on March 27, 2019, 02:28:13 PM ---Also, since when are 'storm watcher spotters' WITH the NWS?  That implies they are employees.  Was this guy an NWS employee?  Or was he someone who had attended free spotter classes?

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Even if the spotter was employed by the NWS, no chance he chased in an official capacity, off duty time only. It's likely someone who's been to spotter class.

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