Bacon bonk
CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge found in favor of a stove manufacturer whose customer smacked his head against the hood of the stove while cooking bacon; he says he should have been warned that the hood was so low. The court says no jury would blame the man’s injuries on a failure to warn when they could instead blame his own hurry to save burning bacon.
Brief / September 27, 2022
Read the ruling here.
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