general mills has posted some interesting language on its website. they assert that, if you download a coupon related to their products or 'like' them on a social media site, you agree to give up your right to sue them.
how long do you think it will take other manufacturers to follow suit? a week? maybe as long as a month? just think - if gm had only thought of this first, they wouldn't have a recall now. and the same goes for products made by any american company, no matter what their failings.
i can easily picture the current supreme court drafting their opinions in support of this new approach to civil litigation, and i'm sure that senators are already soliciting bribes - excuse me, 'contributions' - from superpacs and other anonymous 'donors' to make this the law of the land.
did you put gas in your car? sorry, you can't sue bp for any future oil spills. did you get a free sample of that medication from your doctor? sorry, your family can't take you to court if it kills you (actually, that's already the case for the flu shot and other widespread immunizations). lawyers will drop like flies, state and federal regulations will fall to binding arbitration, and companies will no longer have to pretend to act based on what's best for their customers instead of what makes the most money.
how morlockian. but there is, of course, a way to stop general mills in their tracks: stop buying any of their products.
