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British Prince Sells $24-Million Swiss Ski-Chalet to Pay Off $9-Million Lawsuit

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Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Prince Charles and ninth in line to the British throne, is selling his $23.7 million ski resort chalet in Switzerland to settle a lawsuit accusing him of not paying the $9 million still owed. Related: British Prince Facing Legal Action For Unpaid $8.4-Million Swiss Ski Chalet Bill Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, bought the […]
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First Lawsuit Against Austrian Government for Handling of Ischgl Ski Area Covid-19 Outbreak Begins Friday

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The first of potentially thousands of lawsuits against the Austrian government regarding the handling of the covid-19 outbreak at Ischgl ski resort in March 2020 will begin on Friday. The widow of Hannes Schopf, 72, an Austrian journalist who died with covid-19, is suing the Austrian government for €100,000 for responding too slowly to the threat of the virus, The […]
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Do Waivers Grant Ski Areas Complete Immunity From All Lawsuits? It May Appear That Way in Colorado

Do waivers grant ski areas complete immunity from all skier injury-related lawsuits—even the ones where it’s the ski area’s fault? It may appear that way in Colorado. The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear a case that questions the use of waivers at ski areas to protect themselves from lawsuits filed by injured skiers. According to The Colorado Sun, attorneys […]
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Colorado Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts for Inbounds Avalanche Death

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The family who lost their son to an inbounds avalanche at Vail Resort, CO, have been denied an appeal by the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Sun reports. The decision ends their almost 10-year fight after losing the initial court case in 2018 and subsequent appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2020. Ingalls and Conlin filed their original […]
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Lawsuit Against Alterra Mountain Co. Over Shortened Ski Season to Continue, Colorado District Court Judge Decides

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The pandemic cut ski season short in March of 2020. You were there—you remember. Parent company of the Ikon Pass, Alterra Mountain Company, shut down its mountains across the nation as state-mandated lockdowns became the new norm. Ikon Pass holders said they were owed a refund for not getting to ski the entire season. Alterra disagreed. So Ikon Pass holders […]
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Man Launches $10-Million Lawsuit Claiming Forrest Fenn Kept His $2-Million Treasure to Himself

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A year ago, one lucky treasure hunter solved a decades-old riddle and discovered the whereabouts of the $2-million treasure chest buried by Forrest Fenn. However, Frenchman Bruno Raphoz is now suing Forrest Fenn’s estate for $10 million, claiming the treasure was moved AFTER after he solved the riddle that would lead him to the loot first, and that Fenn actually kept it […]
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