U.S. Legal Blog » Uncategorized http://blog.uslegal.com Just another USLegal Blogs weblog Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 How chewy is too chewy? What is too litigious? http://blog.uslegal.com/2007/06/how-chewy-is-too-chewy-what-is-too-litigious/ http://blog.uslegal.com/2007/06/how-chewy-is-too-chewy-what-is-too-litigious/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:32:37 +0000 Dana Altman http://blog.uslegal.com/2007/06/27/how-chewy-is-too-chewy-what-is-too-litigious/ A woman is suing for $25,000, claiming a Starburst Fruit Chew candy pulled her jaw out of joint. This news comes on the heels of the $65 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner for a suit and the $2,000 lawsuit for a pair of torn pants. Do you think the name “Fruit Chew” is insufficient and a warning label on the harmful risks of the candy’s chewiness is needed? What about other warnings, like blowing bubbles with bubble gum can cause gum to be cut out of hair?

Source:

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,286855,00.html

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See the articles at:
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/f/66/05-01-2007/d848001fc77bae8e.html
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/BIZ/703210344/1005

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