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Re: 1973 v 2007 - Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense

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From: Rudy Canoza
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:31
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On Feb 12, 11:50 am, Melanie Rocky Ford
<spoofeddatnos...@RockyForda.nat> wrote:
> "jls" <jls1...@bellsouth.net>  wrote :
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> > On Feb 11, 8:32 pm, Jim <jim...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >  in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
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> >> Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed
> >> to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a
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> >> in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
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> > More dishonest facts.  An Albuquerque jury awarded Stella Liebeck a
> > sum which was reduced to less than $500,000 by the judge after she
> > suffered horrible third degree burns to her labia minora, labia
> > majora, inner thighs, and other soft tissue because the coffee she
> > spilled on herself was boiling hot.  The cup was defective, the lid
> > was defective, and the coffee was guaranteed to scald.  After the
> > verdict Mickey Dee's cofffee temperature was reduced to 158 deg. F.
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> > Stella was hospitalized and received painful debridement and was
> > disabled for weeks.  After she recovered she was required to have
> > extensive skin grafts.
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> If you buy a screwdriver and stick it in your eye, you shouldnt be able
> to sue the mfg because of your own stupidity.

Are you aware of any such law suits?  How did they come out?
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Subject: Re: 1973 v 2007 - Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense
Date: 12 Feb 2007 12:31:07 -0800
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