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Tests showed the beads were coated with a chemical that, when ingested, metabolizes into gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), more commonly known as the “date-rape” drug.
Maybe A date rape drug. I think if you asked most people what THE date rape drug is, they’d say flunitrazepam, a.k.a. Rohypnol, a.k.a. roofies. It’s even entered the vocabulary: you roofie a drink, you don’t GHB a drink.
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Maybe if the TPP was passed, Moose Enterprise could sue the US government for lost profits?
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That thought crossed my mind, too.
Exactly. This case needs to be brought to the attention of lawmakers who are pushing the TPP and asked if the TPP, as currently proposed, would allow for such action. This is just the sort of situation many detractors say is a real problem. I don’t know, but I would like an honest detailed answer–not just a yes or no.
Oh well, that makes it all ok, right? Nitpicks are so important in cases like this.
WTF are they coating kids toys with this shit in the first place? Sue them forever, then start again.
Its a surprisingly small award for child who is reported to be permanently disabled. Its neither enough to deter the company, nor to pay for the child’s care, let alone compensate him and hims parents. .
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Actually it is alcohol. Associating date rape with uncommon drugs like roofies is counterproductive. The editorial decisions behind this article are disappointing – but I’m sure they have 100x as many hits as they would have had otherwise.
not being held responsible reinforces the Toys R Us mission statement: caveat emptor mofos.
I wouldn’t be surprised if “torte reform” in AZ has resulted in some kind of limitation on how much you can award victims in these kinds of cases.
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According to the story, this suit was just about the initial injury.
The trial focused solely on restitution for the boy’s hospitalization as
a result of swallowing the beads. McBride is appealing to a federal
appeals court to receive more evidence from Moose Enterprise so the
family can file a lawsuit alleging brain injuries and seeking punitive
damages.
But we do have to remember that this is exactly the kind of disaster that would be way more common if the GOP got its way on dismantling “over-regulation”.
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That’s because the judge would not let the jury hear about the child’s brain damage.
YES, that happened, right here in Phoenix.
The parents are going to appeal. Since the entire case was brought forward based on what happened to the child.
Stupid judge, probably on the take!