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I(saroughworldoutthere.Stepoutsideandoucouldbreakalegslippingonourdoormat.

Lightupthestoveandoucouldburndownthehouse.Luckil,ifthedoormatorstovefailedto

warnofcorningdisaster,asuccessfullawsuitmightcompensateouforourtroubles.Orsothe

thinkinghasgonesincetheearl1980s,whenjuriesbeganholdingmorecompaniesliablefor

theircustomersmisfortunes.

Feelingthreatened,companiesrespondedbwritingevcr-longcrwarninglabels,tringto

anticipateeverpossibleaccident.Toda,stepladderscarrlabelsseveralincheslongthatwarn,

amongotherthings,thatoumight—surprise!—falloff.ThelabelonachildsBatmancape

cautionsthatthetodoesnotenableusertofl.”

Whilewarningsareoftenappropriateandnecessar——thedangersofdruginteractions,for

example—andmanarerequiredbstateorfederalregulations,itisntclearthattheactuall

protectthemanufacturersandsellersfromliabilitifacustomerisinjured.About50percentof

thecompanieslosewheninjuredcustomerstakethemtocourt.

Now(hetideappearstobeturning.Aspersonalinjurclaimscontinueasbefore,somecourtsare

beginningtosidewithdefendants,especiallincaseswhereawarninglabelprobablwouldnt

havechangedanthing.InMa,JulieNimmons,presidentofSchuttSportsinIllinois,successfull

foughtalawsuitinvolvingafootballplaerwhowasparalzedinagamewhilewearingaSchutt

helmet.Wcrcreallsorrhehasbecomeparalzed,buthelmetsarentdesignedtopreventthose

kind