Gruss simplistic?? Never.... On Dec 22, 2007 8:07 AM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you. You said what I was trying to, but did it in a much better way. > > Simply put, everyone knows that if you shoot yourself in the head, you are > probably going to die. Everyone knows that ovens routinely reach > temperatures that can and will cause bodily harm. That's what those devices > are designed to do. There are reasonable expectations here. What is not a > reasonable expectation, in my mind, and apparently the jury agreed, is that > a liquid meant for human consumption will cause 3rd degree burns when it > comes in contact with the very skin it is supposed to touch. This is why we > have juries and this is why that jury decided on a 80/20 split. 80% > McDonald's fault and 20% hers. > > If you don't agree with the jury, than that is fine, but to call the entire > case silly and raise it up on a pedestal as an example of our overly > litigious society is, well, silly. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:37 AM > Subject: RE: Someone is trying to sue me > > > > Gruss, > > > > You're thinking way too simplistically about law. There is virtually no > > way > > a layperson can say "if this, then that," or "so if I do this > > layperson-logic thing, then there couldn't be a problem legally," or "so > > then that principle applies to this different scenario, too." > > > > Everything depends on how the facts of a case appear to either adhere to > > or > > violate the principles of law, and the understanding and presentation of > > relevant subtleties you personally have is nowhere near what an attorney > > has. In fact, many things an attorney might stipulate and a judge may be > > compelled to agree with may enrage the average citizen as "stupid" or "not > > what America is all about," but indeed it makes sense when taken in the > > context of Law as a whole. > > > > Gruss, it might help me understand better if I know how old you are. How > > old are you? > > > > PS-- IIRC from when I made some for the kids, the instructions for pizza > > rolls require you to let them rest for some period of time after they are > > removed from the microwave oven. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > >
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