Comments on: Our Overly-Litigous Society http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:21:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: FMF http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-445 FMF Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:16:07 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-445 Nickel -- I wouldn't put it past some marketing-type to do this as a set up. Actually, it's pretty clever! But I doubt if it's rigged -- kids that age can't keep a secret and he'd blurt it out in a second if it was a set up. FMF Nickel –

I wouldn’t put it past some marketing-type to do this as a set up. Actually, it’s pretty clever!

But I doubt if it’s rigged — kids that age can’t keep a secret and he’d blurt it out in a second if it was a set up.

FMF

]]> By: Youngmiser http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Youngmiser Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:37:21 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-438 But who's fault is it really when these sort of things happen? is it the companies fault for making a product a child can swallow or is it the parents fault for not supervising? Its like suing gun manufacterer's when a shooting occurs. is it not the fault of the person pulling the trigger or the fault of a person not responsibly locking a gun up? But who’s fault is it really when these sort of things happen? is it the companies fault for making a product a child can swallow or is it the parents fault for not supervising? Its like suing gun manufacterer’s when a shooting occurs. is it not the fault of the person pulling the trigger or the fault of a person not responsibly locking a gun up?

]]> By: nickel http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-434 nickel Mon, 29 Aug 2005 03:24:43 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-434 Mike: When I first read your comment, I thought that you had nailed it. However, I just double-checked the warning on the package and it seems that the warning was far more specific than I had recalled when writing this entry. It actually refers to the balls themselves, so there's no question what they're talking about. I've updated my entry to reflect the exact warning message. Mike: When I first read your comment, I thought that you had nailed it. However, I just double-checked the warning on the package and it seems that the warning was far more specific than I had recalled when writing this entry. It actually refers to the balls themselves, so there’s no question what they’re talking about. I’ve updated my entry to reflect the exact warning message.

]]> By: nickel http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-433 nickel Mon, 29 Aug 2005 03:24:09 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-433 maribeth: That's amazing -- assuming that it's a true story. Almost sounds like a prank that someone pulled (open the machine, put the kid in, call fire department and act amazed). maribeth: That’s amazing — assuming that it’s a true story. Almost sounds like a prank that someone pulled (open the machine, put the kid in, call fire department and act amazed).

]]> By: Jose Anes http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Jose Anes Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:01:08 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-428 There may be more reasons than just lawsuits: Maybe we live in a overly protective society. Parents overly protect children, and love to see product manufacturers concerned about their children safety. There may be more reasons than just lawsuits:
Maybe we live in a overly protective society.
Parents overly protect children, and love to see product manufacturers concerned about their children safety.

]]> By: Mike Hillyer http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Mike Hillyer Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:00:22 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-427 Perhaps the warning was meant for the packaging? Or was it one of those nylon nets that a kid couldn't choke on anyway? Perhaps the warning was meant for the packaging? Or was it one of those nylon nets that a kid couldn’t choke on anyway?

]]> By: maribeth http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/28/our-overly-litigous-society/comment-page-1/#comment-426 maribeth Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:45:38 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=144#comment-426 Children are topologically fascinating -- like stretchy little Klein bottles. If <a HREF="http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/01/08/offbeat.boy.stuck.ap/" rel="nofollow">this kid</a> can get stuck in a toy machine at SEVEN YEARS OLD, I bet he can choke on a wiffle ball. Children are topologically fascinating — like stretchy little Klein bottles. If this kid can get stuck in a toy machine at SEVEN YEARS OLD, I bet he can choke on a wiffle ball.

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