In comments last week, reader Richard Harrison recalled his favorite warning label, on a candle from Target.
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on November 24, 2008
In comments last week, reader Richard Harrison recalled his favorite warning label, on a candle from Target.
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A ready-made lawsuit for people with asthma or emphysemia. It’s discrimination! The settlement will have Target distributing free hand bellows.
At a restaurant today I noticed that the sugar packet contained the following:
“DIRECTIONS: Open and use.”
Someone had to request this. Someone had to write it. Someone had to approve it. (probably after multiple corporate word-smith iterations).
How serious is this? Serious. And don’t forget Donald Sutherland’s professor character in Animal House – - “I’m not kidding. This is my JOB!”
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