I'm not surprised.

One of my favorite rides in SoCal was the Guacamole Grande. It took place in Fallbrook (near San Diego) and was so well supported and fun. After I moved to WA, I was looking for registration for the ride thinking it'd be fun to go ride again. I couldn't find anything current. I ended up e-mailing the guy who put it on and got a nice response. Basically someone had been hit by a car and died. The family was suing everybody they could and named this guy in the lawsuit. He said that the ride was a labor of love and he really didn't make much money from it. He couldn't afford to defend himself and continue the ride plus he was scared of it happening again. He said he was truly heartbroken that it happened (the incident...am unsure of the specifics) and was amazed how many people wanted money from it.

It's scary how opportunistic people are. There is risk with most activities and if a driver erred, go after the driver. If it's just one of those things (or a combination of fault), let it go.

This is a bad, bad precident.