Wacky Warning Labels

While certainly entertaining (who can't but love a real label on a 5" fishing hook with three huge barbs that warns, "Harmful if swallowed"?) this site, produced by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, also helps bring attention to the idiocy generated by the persistent threat of lawsuits: the ridiculous warnings dictated by attorneys trying to shield clients from frivolous lawsuits. How else could you explain a drain cleaner which warns: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product." From This is True for 11 April 2004 Suggestions for further reading: The True Stella Awards : Honoring real cases of greedy opportunists, frivolou... By: Randy Cassingham List Price: $18.95 Amazon Price: $6.49 Editorial Review: Gathered from the popular website www.StellaAwards.com, The True Stella Awards is an outrageous collection of America’s most frivolous lawsuits Named for Stella Liebeck, the woman who won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit after spilling hot McDonald’s coffee on herself, humorist Randy Cassingham’s popular website chronicles the hard-to-believe and amusing claims brought before the U.S.courts. The most ridiculous of these lawsuits are given the “honorable” Stella Award. In The True Stella Awards, Cassingham documents the most outlandish of these real-life cases, including: * The man who legally changed his name to Jack Ass, and then sued MTV because their TV show and movie Jackass infringed on his trademark and demeaned his “good name” * The songwriter who left a minute’s silence on his record only to be sued by the estate of another songwriter who copyrighted his own “silent” song * The man who sued an amusement park after being the victim of the ultimate “act of God”: He was hit by lightning while standing next to his own car in the parking lot Stunning and hilarious, The True Stella Awards reveals the extremes people will go to in the pursuit of “justice.”   Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits... By: Martin H. Levinson List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, published by International Society for General Semantics on December 22, 1996. The length of the article is 442 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissing and Other Lapses in Civility. (book reviews) Author: Martin H. Levinson Publication: ETC.: A Review of General Semantics (Refereed) Date: December 22, 1996 Publisher: International Society for General Semantics Volume: v53 Issue: n4 Page: p478(2) Article Type: Book Review Distributed by Thomson Gale   The cost of frivolous lawsuits.(Guest Editorial): An article from: Family Pra... By: Elizabeth B. Connell List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on January 15, 2004. The length of the article is 526 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: The cost of frivolous lawsuits.(Guest Editorial) Author: Elizabeth B. Connell Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal) Date: January 15, 2004 Publisher: International Medical News Group Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Page: 14(1) Distributed by Thomson Gale   Physicians fight against 'frivolous' lawsuits: will it hurt doctor-patient re... By: Jennifer Silverman List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on May 15, 2004. The length of the article is 1687 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Physicians fight against 'frivolous' lawsuits: will it hurt doctor-patient relationship?(Practice Trends) Author: Jennifer Silverman Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal) Date: May 15, 2004 Publisher: International Medical News Group Volume: 34 Issue: 10 Page: 72(1) Distributed by Thomson Gale   A new weapon has emerged in defending lawsuits under the Americans with Disab... By: David P. Hall List Price: $9.95 Amazon Price: $9.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on September 17, 2007. The length of the article is 1101 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: A new weapon has emerged in defending lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act.(Ask the EXPERTS)(Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)) Author: David P. Hall Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal) Date: September 17, 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 28 Issue: 38 Page: 10(1) Distributed by Thomson Gale

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