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In 1997, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse
Watch (M-LAW) began a contest to expose how frivolous
lawsuits, and a concern about potential frivolous
lawsuits, have led to a new cultural phenomenon: the
wacky warning label. Over the years, M-LAW has
received hundreds of warning labels from people around
the world. M-LAW verifies the authenticity of each
label and selects the "Top 5" for each year.
Here is a list of some of the best labels from the
first five contests:
* - A warning on an electric router
made for carpenters cautions: "This product not
intended for use as a dental drill."
* - A warning label found on a baby stroller cautions the
user to "Remove child before folding"
* - A prescription of sleeping pills says, "Warning:
May cause drowsiness."
* - A sticker on a toilet at a public facility in Ann Arbor
actually warns: "Recycled flush water unsafe for
drinking."
* - A massage chair warns: "DO NOT use massage chair
without clothing."
* - A snowblower warns: "Do not use snowthrower on
roof."
* - A dishwasher carries this warning: "Do not allow
children to play in the dishwasher."
* - A CD player carries this unusual warning: "Do not
use the Ultradisc2000 as a projectile in a
catapult."
* - An "Aim-n-Flame" fireplace lighter cautions,
"Do not use near fire, flame or sparks"
* - A label on a hand-held massager advises consumers not to
use "while sleeping or unconscious"
* - A container of underarm deodorant says, "Caution:
Do not spray in eyes"
* - A cartridge for a laser printer warns, "Do not eat
toner"
* - A household iron warns users: "Never iron clothes
while they are being worn" * - A label with a hair
dryer reads, "Never use hair dryer while
sleeping"
* - A 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow warns: "Not
intended for highway use"
* - A cardboard car sunshield that keeps sun off the
dashboard warns, "Do not drive with sunshield in
place"
* - A Bathroom Heater says: "This product is not to be
used in bathrooms"
* - A can of self-defense pepper spray warns users:
"May irritate eyes"
* - A popular manufactured fireplace log warns:
"Caution - Risk of Fire"
* - A warning on a pair of shin guards for bicyclists:
"Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do
not cover."
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