Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) has been running the
contest for eight years. Second place in this year's event was for
a warning on a children's scooter: "This product moves when
used."
In third place was a warning on a thermometer: "Once used
rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally."
Other labels included an electric blender: "Never remove food or
other items from the blades while the product is operating."
"Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times," said
Robert B. Dorigo Jones, M-LAW's president. He says the litigation
culture has made the warnings so long that few people read them
anymore – "even the ones we should read."
