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I put this disclaimer in my book.
Throughout the book, a few company names and trademarks appear. The products are sometimes used in a way not intended by the manufacturer. The events did not happen in real life. That’s because this is a novel. The author knows this is obvious to fiction readers, but some people that passed the bar exam get their pants in a knicker when you describe their products being used in criminal activities. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. And the use of real company and product names is without permission and for literary effect. To be perfectly clear: this is a work of fiction.