NYCkayaker Danger

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

>*"Danger: Avoid Death"*

But that's impossible! 

I mean, eventually, y'know? Sooner or later. Hopefully later of course. 
-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Clifford <RichardClifford at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Dec 12, 2007 2:38 PM
>To: nyckayaker <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Subject: NYCkayaker Danger
>
>NYCKayaker:
>    I can resist these things, but this one seems to be appropriate to 
>the discussion and outraged sensibilities regarding our dead kite surfer 
>and the widow's lawsuit.It may help folks when deciding about signs and 
>fences and locks and such things. 
>    
>    Consider this:
>

>
>New York Lawyer <http://www.nylawyer.com>
>December 12, 2007
>
>By Ron Vample
>The Associated Press
>
>DETROIT -- A warning on a small tractor that reads "Danger: Avoid Death" 
>has been chosen as the United States' wackiest warning label by an 
>anti-lawsuit group.
>
>The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in its 11th year, is conducted by 
>Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch as part of an effort to show the effects of 
>lawsuits on product warning labels.
>
>Kevin Soave won the $500 (euro340) grand prize for submitting the 
>winning label.
>
>Second place went for a label on an iron-on T-shirt transfer that warns: 
>"Do not iron while wearing shirt."
>
>Third prize went for a label on a baby stroller featuring a small 
>storage pouch that warns: "Do not put child in bag."
>
>Contest organizer Bob Dorigo Jones said the silly labels reflect how 
>broken America's civil justice system is.
>
>"Predatory lawyers know they can file ridiculous lawsuits against 
>innocent product makers and blackmail them into a cash settlement ? even 
>in cases in which a user has ignored common sense," Dorigo Jones said.
>
>Those who oppose the contest said that while some warning labels may 
>seem silly, even dumb warnings can save lives.
>
>Honorable mention went to Cyndi LaMonde of Traverse City, Michigan, for 
>a label on a letter opener that says: "Caution: Safety goggles 
>recommended."
>
>New York state resident Ann Marie Young took the second honorable 
>mention for a warning she found which cautions users: "The Vanishing 
>Fabric Marker should not be used as a writing instrument for signing 
>checks or any legal documents."
>
>The group selected a list of finalists and listeners of radio station 
>WOMC-FM's Dick Purtan show chose the winners.
>
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>
>*-- 
>
>Richard C. Clifford, Esq.
>Attorney at Law*
>1890 Palmer Avenue, Suite 302
>Larchmont, NY 10538
>
>Tel: (914) 834-0100 -or- 0757
>Cell: (917) 854-5824
>Fax: (914) 834-0888
>
>RichardClifford at earthlink.net 
>RichardClifford at NYSBar.com
>
>
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