Jeb Sued for 12 Million . . .
What's probably worse is Jeb's lawyer called the suit, "an abuse of the legal system and argued the building's operators should be fined." For the rest of us - it means the next time you get popped downtown - bring your credit card . . . !
NickD
BASE 194
http://www.iht.com/...e-Building-Stunt.php
Empire State Building Operator Sues Would-Be Parachutist
The Associated Press Published: April 6, 2007
NEW YORK: Empire State Building officials have filed a $12 million (€9 million) lawsuit against a stuntman arrested last year for trying to parachute from the landmark skyscraper's 86th floor.
The lawsuit, filed late Thursday, claims the illegal stunt attempt by Jeb Corliss caused economic loss, damaged the building's reputation as a safe venue and caused injury to security guards who prevented the jump. The lawsuit seeks to bar Corliss from ever entering the building again.
Corliss' lawyer, Mark Heller, said Friday the lawsuit is a public relations move, filed because the skyscraper's officials were embarrassed. He called the suit an abuse of the legal system and argued the building's operators should be fined.
Corliss, now 30, had entered the 102-story building disguised in a mask and a fat suit. Once at the 86th floor observatory, he removed the fat suit, revealing a jump suit and a parachute. He wore a helmet with a camera on top so he could document his jump.
"With his face mask still on, and a black skydiving-type helmet with a camcorder attached to the top, Corliss bolted from the door of the men's restroom on the southwest corner of the building," court papers say.
Security guards caught Corliss and handcuffed him to the security fence. The guards cut off his parachute after he told them his arms would be torn from his body if the wind opened his parachute.
At the time of the April 27, 2006, attempt, between 250 and 350 people were at the observatory, court papers say.
Police charged Corliss with reckless endangerment, a charge that was thrown out by a judge who said Corliss' actions did not rise to the level of reckless endangerment.
Heller said the judge noted that Corliss had planned carefully, studying wind movements and pedestrians and vehicle traffic patterns, and had taken safety precautions to minimize the risk of injury to anyone.
The Empire State Building's lawsuit says Corliss could have killed somebody on the densely populated streets and sidewalks below.
James Connors, the skyscraper's general manager, defended the lawsuit Friday in a written statement.
"The Empire State Building is dealing with Jeb Corliss in strong and harsh terms because it wants to discourage him, or anyone else, from ever again attempting such a dangerous — or possibly deadly — stunt," he said.
Corliss calls himself a professional who has made more than 1,000 BASE jumps from bridges, buildings and cliffs in 16 countries in the past eight years. He has said he likes to swim with sharks for fun.
Before his arrest, Corliss was host of the Discovery Channel show "Stunt Junkies." The network dropped him after his arrest, saying it was disappointed "at his serious lack of judgment and his reckless behavior."
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i hope hi need to pay those 12mill bucks..