Comments on: August 4 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-4-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: William Nuesslein https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-4-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-97359 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:35:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18714#comment-97359 Ted Frank pointed out to me that motorcycles had mortality rates 25 times higher than cars. The heavy man with the heavy wife who used his motorcycle in a novel way – I never saw a motorcycle pull a tailor. – assumed a risk that required no warning whatsoever.

It sometimes happens that people, including engineers, assume that various items are over-engineered and try to take advantage of safety margins.

]]> By: Joe https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-4-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-97197 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:01:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18714#comment-97197 That article about the HOAs is a kicker. These associations are far, far overstepping their bounds.

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