Kin sue in hair spray fire death

New York Daily News ^ | 24 December 2005 | Nick DiVito & Don Singleton

[Flavius]

ahmm the extra touch was doing this next to open flame

[joe fonebone]

I read the warnings on everything I buy.....not for infomation, but for the laugh.....every warning on every product was put there because somebody did they are warning you not to do.........

[SandRat]

Now there's a Darwin Award Candidate.

It even says on the cans
DO NOT PUNCTURE
DO NOT USE AROUND OPEN FLAME

When some judge does get this he needs to dismiss it out of hand at opening arguments as a nuisance to the court with prejudice and then haul the plaintiffs counsel before the disciplinary board of the BAR Association.

[bert]

I'll bet the defense will present hair spray introduced in to a plastic pipe potato cannon. The explosive in a spud gun is hair spray.

"The stuff is akin to rocket fuel and is being sold for use on people's hair."

[tiki]

Wow, I wouldn't want to admit that in public. I've done some really stupid things in my life but I usually know exactly who's fault that is.

[Drew68]

Off the subject of the article, but I saw saw a piece on Les Paul last night. (I just checked out your page) Did you catch it? He's 90 and still regularly performs. Unbelieveable.

Nah... Ain't off the subject! A little bit of Googling and I think we can link these subjects together!

Here's Mr. Ritchie Sambora (he's not from Brooklyn but he's from New Jersey and to this Colorado boy that's close enough). I'm certain he's wearing Aquanet in his hair, playing a Les Paul jamming out next to Mr. Les Paul himself! (who is also playing a Les Paul.)

That was surprisingly simple!

[SouthernFreebird]

As a woman I can tell you I've never used a can opener for anything other than opening a can. That was the purpose of her getting the can opener. There is no other explanation no matter how the article was written.

When we unclog a hairspray nozzle we take the small nozzle off the can and run it under hot water then put it back. They are pretty easy to come off too so no tool is needed to pry it off.

She intentionally punctured the can with a can opener, sounds like she was just going to bypass the nozzle and make a new opening for the hairspray to come out.

[Socratic]

Let's hope the courts do the right thing.

...and jail the attorneys for contempt of court for filing such a suit and fining them for the amount they had hoped to extort from Lever Brothers.

[RightOnline]

""With the can opener, Lorraine Squicciarini opened a hole in the bottom of the Aquanet can in an attempt to clear the nozzle,""

Unbelievably stooooooopid. This was supposed to unclog the nozzle.......................how???

[napscoordinator]

If they do win this nonsense case then it is an injustice and outrage. I cannot believe how stupid this women was. You know I truly hope that the story is incorrect in parts and maybe we are not getting the full scoop. The daughters are complete morons for trying to sue the company when it was clearly that dingbat of a mother's fault. Sympathies to the rest of the family though.

[Drew68]

...and jail the attorneys for contempt of court for filing such a suit and fining them for the amount they had hoped to extort from Lever Brothers.

And that is where tort reform needs to start! Punishing attorneys for wasting time and money. Next thing you know, Aquanet will have to alter their tried and true formula and make an inferior product to protect themselves from this kind of liability.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Lorraine Squicciarini, didn't she go to Rydell High with Betty Rizzo and Marty Maraschino, back in '56?

[Tax-chick]

I like "Cook product before eating!" on the frozen foods.

[Tax-chick]

Someone probably tried it thinking it was a cheap high.

[Drew68]

The daughters are complete morons for trying to sue the company

Are they?

In this day and age they probably think they have an incredible opportunity to gain wealth of the likes they've never known. Would they be stupid not to sue? Everybody else seems to be doing it!

The stupid person here (besides the deceased mother) is the overly ambitious attorney who is willing to stake his reputation on such a dubious case.

[nuconvert]

You're probably right.

[napscoordinator]

Next time someone needs to open a can of hairspray in this manner, just let me know and I will send you 5 bucks for a new bottle. Good God, I mean all this crap for a bottle of hairspray. I mean she could have thrown out the bottle and ran to the store and bought a new can. I mean I know she might have not looked her best, but look at the alternative to this. The more I think about this women and here stupidity the more pissed off I get. She ruined so many lives over vanity it just really aggravates me. 5 dollars instead of death is all it would have taken.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Does this mean that my cans of spray beer represent a health hazard I'm unaware of?

[Drew68]

Lorraine Squicciarini, didn't she go to Rydell High with Betty Rizzo and Marty Maraschino, back in '56?

This timeless classic is playing on VH1 as we post. I'm watching it right now.

[Socratic]

Next thing you know, Aquanet..

...and all manufacturers of aerosol products will be put out of business and the Libs will cry about the jobless rate.