Wouldn't it be a simple fix for US manufacturers to place a clear warning on both the inside & outside of whatever device - that modification voids any real or implied warranties, if there is so much "risk" .. ?
Or go a step further, and make registering a product mandatory for any warranty at all to become valid, and force registrants to at least check a box they've read and understood this caveat?
Or as we suspect; It's really all about the perceived/potential lost revenue...
I'm not entirely sure I believe this is a definable term, to begin with. What injuries, *exactly* are included in this blanket declaration? For example, if a gasoline tanker next to me explodes at 75mph on the Interstate .. ??
Bill Burke
http://wirelessspeech.blogspot.com
Ms. Bauer, and every attorney she's spoken with, undoubtedly knows such litigation is w/o basis. Nonetheless, there are probably a dozen lawyers (no offense to the industry intended) who'll roll the dice on a contingency percentage.
(Sigh) Just a disappointing reminder..
The Team
http://wirelessspeech.blogspot.com
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If I own it, why can't I tweak it?
Wouldn't it be a simple fix for US manufacturers to place a clear warning on both the inside & outside of whatever device - that modification voids any real or implied warranties, if there is so much "risk" .. ?
Or go a step further, and make registering a product mandatory for any warranty at all to become valid, and force registrants to at least check a box they've read and understood this caveat?
Or as we suspect; It's really all about the perceived/potential lost revenue...
The Team
http://wirelessspeech.blogspot.com
What exactly is "Injury Proof" .. ??
I'm not entirely sure I believe this is a definable term, to begin with. What injuries, *exactly* are included in this blanket declaration? For example, if a gasoline tanker next to me explodes at 75mph on the Interstate .. ?? Bill Burke http://wirelessspeech.blogspot.com
A nuiscance settlement pursuit
Ms. Bauer, and every attorney she's spoken with, undoubtedly knows such litigation is w/o basis. Nonetheless, there are probably a dozen lawyers (no offense to the industry intended) who'll roll the dice on a contingency percentage. (Sigh) Just a disappointing reminder.. The Team http://wirelessspeech.blogspot.com