A Michigan advocacy group, M-Law, has found a way to draw attention to frivilous lawsuits and attract publicity for itself with a yearly list of Wacky Warning Labels, now in its ninth year. Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch released its latest list featuring the best warning label that warns users not to use a heat and paint remover gun that produces temperatures of 1,000 degrees as a hair dryer.
The contest reveals how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products, according to the M-Law website.
The winners:
Kitchen Knife: "Never try to catch a falling knife."
Cocktail Napkin, with a map of Hilton Head, South Carolina: "Caution: Not to be used for navigation."
Dried Bobcat Urine: "Not for human consumption."
Baking Pan: "Ovenware will get hot when used in oven."
?¢‚Ǩ?ìWarning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù said Robert B. Dorigo Jones, M-LAW president. ?¢‚Ǩ?ìAn unpredictable legal system ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú in which judges allow anyone to file a lawsuit on almost any theory ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú has created a need for product makers to plaster wacky warnings on everything. When judges see it as their job to dismiss cases that are rooted in frivolous theories, we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll see fewer wacky labels and more fairness in the courts.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù
The publicity from the annual contest will clearly improve sales when the non-partisan organization releases a book next year titled "Remove Child Before Folding, The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever."
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