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Re: Fw: Why do we put so many warnings in our manuals?
Subject:Re: Fw: Why do we put so many warnings in our manuals? From:letoured -at- together -dot- net To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 01 Aug 2002 08:38:23 -0400
In <19c -dot- 6395916 -dot- 2a7a5cce -at- aol -dot- com>, on 08/01/02
at 05:43 AM, Tuples -at- aol -dot- com said:
>>
>> You need to do some homework and find out the facts.
>I did, for three groups that support the restaurant industry and for several
>legal firms interested in keeping their clients protected from potential
>suits.
>14 years as a professional photographer specializing in liability suits.
>Again, it is common sense that coffee is hot and again, there are no products
> manufactured that can be completely free from misuse.
>At one time, if you were stupid and misused some product, too bad for you.
>These days, a lawsuit is a very real possibility for many manufacturers.
You didn't do any research worth a warm spit in the McDonald case, or you have
a bias that prevents you from seeing all of the picture.
Now I'll give you hint; Coffee should be warm. Coffee should not be scalding
hot. It should be consumable. The McDonald coffee was a defective product
under the law.
Now try that research again.
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