Iditarod Champ Sues Over Nearly Severed Finger

May 14, 2012

  • May 14, 2012 at 1:05 pm
    sgal says:
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    “Both the blade-maker and retailer are accused of breach of warranty and misrepresentation for selling a defective product and failing to warn of potential injuries.”

    Misrepresentation?? Failure to warn??! Um, it’s a knife!!! For crying out loud.

  • May 14, 2012 at 1:31 pm
    Water Bug says:
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    Wow! I didn’t know you could cut yourself with a sharp knife. I’ll wait for the next bottom feeder slime wad personal injury ad on TV, write down their number, and see if I can get them on retainer.

  • May 14, 2012 at 1:53 pm
    Ouchies says:
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    I could see suing them if they’d said “This guy is just too damn dumb to use our knife, we ain’t selling it to him”. But I’m not sure $100K would be enough to pay for the amount of crap he’s going to be dealing with the rest of his life as a result of filing this suit!

  • May 14, 2012 at 1:53 pm
    TxLady says:
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    All knives will now be required to contain a warning letting us know that knives can cause potentially serious laceration type injuries, including severing of fingers. Those that do not contain this warning will probably need to be recalled.

    • May 14, 2012 at 2:29 pm
      George says:
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      i think they actually already come with that warning. i guess at this point one of the ‘tools’ in the knife needs to be the liability waiver. put it right next to the nail file.

  • May 14, 2012 at 2:16 pm
    exclaimsguy says:
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    This suit probably arose out of a bet made that somebodies buddy trial lawyer could actually get this into a courthouse. Got a lot of laughs at the party but it actually got done. What a system!

  • May 14, 2012 at 2:36 pm
    Mike N says:
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    I think the only “tool” involved here is Mitch Seavey, both a klutz AND a sore loser.

  • May 14, 2012 at 2:49 pm
    P/L U/W says:
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    ‘Doctors reattached the digit, but it now points at an awkward angle and “always catches on things,” ‘

    Shouldn’t he sue the doc for crooked reattachment?

    • May 14, 2012 at 3:20 pm
      Jon says:
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      Perhaps that’s next on his list…

  • May 14, 2012 at 3:20 pm
    Jon says:
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    As ridiculous as the suit sounds, there may very well be a manufacturer design flaw if the locking release can be accidentally depressed while using the back side of the knife.

    That’s the risk of using the more modern-meant-to-be-hip-yet-easy-to-use folding knives.

    Personally, I prefer a regular old sheath knife. There’s never a worry about where the blade is at any given time.

  • May 16, 2012 at 2:05 pm
    Hibbsey says:
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    “Doctors reattached the digit, but it now points at an awkward angle and “always catches on things,” Ingaldson said.” Thank God this same company doesn’t make zippers for pants.

  • May 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm
    M says:
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    “Warning: knife is sharp” would tie with my other favorite product warning. It was a sticker on a candle that said “warning: a burning candle is flame.”



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