By mstratton | posted on May 31st, 2012
Speranza, Administrator v. Stewart Leonard, Sr. et al (Filed in Bridgeport, 2012)
Bob Speranza was the lead designer of the lunar landing module for NASA. While in the Caribbean, he took his friend Stew Leonard, Sr. up on his offer to ride on his boat Carpe Diem. Unbeknownst to Bob, the defendant had overpowered the boat. When they reached the open sea, the defendant accelerated to maximum speed in enormous swells. The sudden power thrust threw Bob from the boat. He did not survive the incident.