Thomas Gould is suing a West Palm Beach steakhouse over a hot baked potato that his lawyer claims “melted his esophagus.” (Alex Clifton, “Boca man sues steakhouse, claiming potato burn”, Palm Beach Post, Jan. 17) (via “On Point”). The news coverage is devoid of details, but perhaps the theory is that the Raindancer Steak House negligently made the spud look so appetizing that Mr. Gould could not bear to wait for his meal to cool.
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Point of Law- "Jury rejects prosecutor's rigged game"Our own Marie Gryphon on the Bear Stearns acquittals.... […]Walter Olson
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