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Log Strike Testing – 1950’s Mercury Video

Posted by Gary 
· Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 at 01:48 PM 
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Log strike tests have long been used by Mercury to prove their outboards and stern drives could survive the impact of striking submerged logs and other floating or submerged obstacles. In the original log strike tests, Mercury’s test crew used concrete weights to position telephone poles horizontally in open water, then ran boats over them. […]

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Lawrence E. “Larry” Thibault Obituary

Posted by Gary 
· Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 10:24 AM 
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We just became aware of the passing of Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Thibault back on September 10, 2011. He was well know as a biomechanics expert witness for the plaintiffs in propeller strike cases. Dr. Thibault, a former Chairman of the School of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and founded Biomechanics, Inc. at Exton Pennsylvania. […]

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McGarrigle v. Mercury Marine propeller case / lanyard kill switch case

Posted by Gary 
· Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 02:18 PM 
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John McGarrigle and Barbara McGarrigle v. Mercury Marine. Civil Action No. 09-4625. United States District Court, D. New Jersey. The case was settled August 28, 2012. The Propeller Accident Saturday, July 21, 2007, 37 year old John McGarrigle, of Pennsylvania, was operating a 12 foot aluminum fishing boat on Delaware Bay near Seabreeze, New Jersey […]

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Propeller Guard Designed for Courtroom Use – Senior Design Project

Posted by Gary 
· Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 01:56 PM 
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The boating industry continues to reject the use of propeller guards and vehemently testifies against them in propeller injury trials. One of their tools is to illustrate ANY changes in the performance of the boat with the guard vs. without the guard and claim those changes are unacceptable. We propose a Senior Design Project, Capstone […]

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Listman vs. OMC trial November 18 Session 1b3 – Plaintiff Closing Arguments part 3

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· Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 11:54 AM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe 18 November 2011 Session One

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Listman vs. OMC trial November 18 Session 1b1 Plaintiff Closing Arguments part 1

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· Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 11:53 AM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe 18 November 2011 Session One

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Listman vs OMC trial 18 November Session 1a – Judge’s Instructions to the Jury

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· Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 11:37 AM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe 18 November 2011 Session One

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Listman vs OMC trial Verdict announced

Posted by Gary 
· Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 01:26 PM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe Our coverage was obtained via a video feed supplied by Courtroom View Network (CVN). The images are also courtesy of CVN. […]

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Listman trial 18 November Session 1d

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 09:52 PM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe 18 November 2011 Session One

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Listman trial 18 November Session 1c

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 09:49 PM 
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This post is part of our coverage of the Listman v. OMC propeller injury trial Robin Listman vs. Outboard Marine Corporation Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, County of Washoe 18 November 2011 Session One

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