https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-308353 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:06:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48910#comment-308353 For safety’s sake, we are switching back to candles on our tree.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-308339 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:35:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48910#comment-308339 Well it’s got the UL sticker, but I can still put the thing in my mouth and chew it and then I’d get electrocuted. (And probably have phthalate exposure too!)

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-308291 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:50:18 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48910#comment-308291 Oh, come on, you want a bunch of egghead scientists and engineers who understand electricity and the flash point of materials to tell you about Christmas light safety? You need a bunch of paper pushing bureaucrats for that!

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-308270 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:09:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48910#comment-308270 CPSC – Succeeding where The Grinch failed.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/10/cpsc-targets-christmas-lights-regulation/comment-page-1/#comment-308207 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:42:15 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48910#comment-308207 Um, doesn’t Underwriters’ Laboratories listing mean anything anymore?

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