Bob Dorigo Jones, who serves as Senior Fellow for the Center for America, is the author of the bestselling Remove Child Before Folding, The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever. He is the host of a new national radio/Internet commentary, “Let’s Be Fair,” through which he shares important stories about the impact of crazy lawsuits and a litigation-happy culture on our communities and families.
Bob has overseen high-profile programs calling attention to the absurdity of lawsuit abuse, including the internationally profiled annual Wacky Warning Labels Contest. Bob has appeared on dozens of national and international TV and radio programs, including NBC Nightly News, ABC News’ 20/20, BBC WorldNews, FOX News, and CNBC.
Dorigo Jones, who also serves as president of Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW), a Foundation for Fair Civil Justice partner organization, has focused for nearly two decades on educating the public about how families, communities, and job providers are hurt by out-of-control lawsuit abuse.
Prior to joining FFCJ and M-LAW, Dorigo Jones served on the staff of the Michigan House of Representatives. He received a B.A. in economics and political philosophy from James Madison College at Michigan State University.
Catch Bob’s latest commentaries about America’s whacked-out civil justice system on his blog at http://www.bobdorigojones.com/
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I’m Bob Dorigo Jones.
Here’s the easiest question you’ll get all day.
If you cover both ears with your hands, is it harder to hear the sounds around you?
That’s a silly question, I know. But think about that as I read one of the labels we just discovered in our annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.
A Bluetooth headset that goes over both ears warns: “Use of a headset that covers both ears will impair your ability to hear other sounds.”
No kidding! But that’s really on a headset made by one of the most popular Bluetooth companies in America.
Now, I’m not making fun of the company. I’m showing what kind of warning labels we get when judges don’t throw out frivolous lawsuits.
Remember the lawsuit I mentioned last week where some lawyers sued the makers of Bluetooth headsets? Those lawyers agreed to a settlement that got them eight hundred and fifty thousands dollars, but which gave Americans who use those headsets nothing but more common sense warning labels.
Let’s be fair, wacky labels are funny, but the high cost of lawsuit abuse is no laughing matter.
Find out more, visit FoundationForFairCivilJustice.org.
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