http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/update-anti-milk-suit-dismissed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-anti-milk-suit-dismissed Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 04:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/update-anti-milk-suit-dismissed/comment-page-1/#comment-4004 Fritz Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:10:27 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3924#comment-4004 Milk has milk sugar (lactose) in it! Whodathunk? Milk has milk sugar (lactose) in it! Whodathunk?

]]> http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/update-anti-milk-suit-dismissed/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 David Nieporent Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:03:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3924#comment-4003 The Michigan hair oil ruling is interesting in light of Ted's favorite case, the McDonalds coffee case. One of the common ATLA talking points regarding Stella Liebeck is that, although the risk of burns from coffee might be obvious, the risk of severe burns, of the nature she suffered, is not. The Michigan Court held, logically, that this makes no difference. If the risk of injury is obvious enough not to require a warning, then there is also no duty to warn of the worst possible injury. The Michigan hair oil ruling is interesting in light of Ted’s favorite case, the McDonalds coffee case. One of the common ATLA talking points regarding Stella Liebeck is that, although the risk of burns from coffee might be obvious, the risk of severe burns, of the nature she suffered, is not. The Michigan Court held, logically, that this makes no difference. If the risk of injury is obvious enough not to require a warning, then there is also no duty to warn of the worst possible injury.

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