Safety and risk - And Lawyers?? -Roger Stone's wife Sues Boat Manufacturer for Defects in Boat

IT began as a tale of seamanship, survival and sacrifice. On the night of June 6, the keel separated from the hull of a racing sloop owned by Texas A&M University at Galveston, capsizing the boat. After helping two students escape from the flooded cabin, A&M safety officer Roger Stone drowned. Four students and another safety officer were rescued after floating 26 hours at sea. Now the tale continues. The main characters will be Coast Guard officials, naval architects, insurers and, inevitably, lawyers.

This is an up date story on a lawsuit brought by the family of Roger Stone for alleged defects in the boat: