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Product Liability

Aug. 21, 2010

Jet Ski Maker Accused of Cover-Up

The explosion of a Sea-Doo jet ski two years ago in Lake Havasu is at the center of a lawsuit alleging that the popular watercraft manufacturer hid defects that it should have known could result in a terrible accident.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The explosion of a Sea-Doo jet ski two years ago in Lake Havasu is at the center of a lawsuit alleging that the popular watercraft manufacturer hid defects that it should have known could result in an accident.

The plaintiffs allege that Sea-Doo's manufacturer ignored, and later concealed from the public and federal officials, evidence of cracks in its vehicles'...

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