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Old 02-03-2006, 07:56 AM   #19
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a lawyer bring charges against another lawyer?

i think that is highly unlikely...


why is it that:
The USA has more PI lawyers than any other country (and I would be more than every other country combined)?
Why has an entire industry built up around it (encompassing not only the lawyers, but also into the medical profession and professional witnesses)?

We, as a society, are so quick to lay blame on others for our own actions. Take this suit...
did apple 'force' him to listen to the music that was too loud?
did apple ship the product with the volume preset at an unsafe level?
was the volume level unadjustable?
did the user by his own actions subject him/herself to the unsafe sound levels?
if he did then exactly how is Apple at fault here?

look at all the disclaimers on products now-a-days, they are on there because some ding dong was too stupid to realize (for example) that a heat gun designed to melt and strip paint and was not a hair dryer?
or a microwave oven shouldn't be used to dry a newspaper?

I can remember taking one of my nephews to the playground a few years ago and when one child didn't get his way, he screamed out (at the age of 6) "I'll sue you"...when such a behavior is ingrained at such a young age that is truly scary.
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