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Subject:Re: Re. writing and liability? From:LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:15:06 -0600
> So what's the real story? Has anyone out there in
> techwhirler land heard of a freelancer or wage slave
> getting nailed as a result of problematic writing?
About 3 years ago, a lawyer from Tulsa spoke at a local
STC meeting. He had been involved in a case against (I believe)
the Evenflo company. They had been sued because the instructions
on their child safety seats were not written clearly. As a result,
parents were not strapping the seats correctly, and a child was
killed or injured as a result. I believe the suit was successful.
I do not know if the writers were contract or full-time, and I don't
know if they were named in the suit, or just the company. However,
the issue was indeed the _instructions_.
Regards,
LaVonna
LaVonna F. Funkhouser, COREComm
lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com (work)
You are invited to browse our web site: http://www.corecomm.com/corecomm/
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