Dinh v Ride The Ducks
Stritmatter Trial Insider: Dinh v Ride The Ducks. An accident, its origins, and its aftermath. A production of Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore, and hosted by Sara Bernard. With court testimony, interviews, and archival sound, this podcast pieces together the legal and historical landscape that surrounded the fatal collision between a Ride the Ducks vehicle and a charter bus on September 24, 2015 in Seattle. It explores the months-long trial that ensued and hears from people whose lives will never be the same. But the 2015 crash was not the only duck boat accident. There have been many others across the country and world, a number of them fatal. How do duck boats — repurposed U.S. military vehicles from World War II — sustain so many major accidents and remain in the tourist business? After this and other lawsuits, will they?
Dinh v Ride The Ducks
S1. Episode 02: The Plaintiffs
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The biggest lawsuit, and, eventually, trial, to come out of this accident was filed on behalf of 43 plaintiffs, known as The Dinh Plaintiff Group. The trial was lead by attorneys at Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore with assistance from other firms. Every single plaintiff has his or her own story of devastating injury, trauma, and grief.
Music by Kevin MacLeod, Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, The Mini Vandals, Airtone, and Yung Logos. Theme music by The Insider. All music licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
*Content Warning: Please note that there are pieces of audio footage in this podcast from the accident that occurred that may be sensitive to hear