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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Trial begins for student disfigured by science experiment gone wrong
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:28:08 -0400
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"Trial begins for student disfigured by science experiment gone wrong", NY Post June 10, 2019:


https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/trial-begins-for-student-disfigured-by-science-experiment-gone-wrong/ 

Suing for $27 million dollars. Hope he gets every penny because record jury awards can often achieve what regulations and public education efforts can not.

A good example of that is how IKEA has finally redesigned its dressers: https://www.consumerreports.org/furniture/new-ikea-dressers-are-designed-to-reduce-tip-over-injuries-and-deaths/  It's had an effect on the entire industry which is now under pressure to update their voluntary standards.

Getting a little off-topic, it's worth noting that the CPSC was going to issue rules that would create enforceable standards for furniture tip-over, but, gee, what a surprise, their 2019 operating plan now says they will instead "continue to work with ASTM voluntary standards committees on the applicable tip-over-related standards and will collaborate with external partners to conduct research, data analysis, and technical work to evaluate the voluntary standard as well as inform rulemaking as appropriate." (seee https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Fiscal%20Year%202019%20Operating%20Plan%20-%20September%2019%202018.pdf?0xhrveG_XwZe7p16RPQa.Fz86KluTv5g page 16).  More study is needed, yeah, right.

Rob Toreki

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