Xposed – Men’s Magazine: Cell Phone Maker Absolved in Ind. Crash
bq.. The woman, Terry Williams, claimed her car was struck by a driver who had been talking on the cell phone. In addition to suing the other driver, Williams sued the cell phone company, saying it provided phones to people who were certain to use them while driving.
“A cellular phone does not cause a driver to wreck a car,” the court said in rejecting a woman’s negligence claim against Cingular Wireless. “Rather, it is the driver’s inattention while using the phone that may cause an accident.”
p. I’m glad to see courts throwing out lawsuits by people who seem to be just reaching for someone with big pockets. “The Buck Stops Here” seems to be a saying and attitude that more and more people remember fondly. I don’t think manufacturers and service providers can possibly be responsible for every conceivable negligent usage of their products.
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Xposed – Men’s Magazine: Cell Phone Maker Absolved in Ind. Crash
bq.. The woman, Terry Williams, claimed her car was struck by a driver who had been talking on the cell phone. In addition to suing the other driver, Williams sued the cell phone company, saying it provided phones to people who were certain to use them while driving.
“A cellular phone does not cause a driver to wreck a car,” the court said in rejecting a woman’s negligence claim against Cingular Wireless. “Rather, it is the driver’s inattention while using the phone that may cause an accident.”
p. I’m glad to see courts throwing out lawsuits by people who seem to be just reaching for someone with big pockets. “The Buck Stops Here” seems to be a saying and attitude that more and more people remember fondly. I don’t think manufacturers and service providers can possibly be responsible for every conceivable negligent usage of their products.