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Wile E. Coyote v. Acme Company: From the Docket

By Bruce Carton

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Did you know that there is an extensive docket of materials available online in the long-running Wile E. Coyote v. Acme Company case? As anyone over the age of 30 probably knows, Mr. Coyote for many years attempted to use Acme products in his pursuit of an elusive Road Runner. Without exception, to my knowledge, his efforts failed, often resulting in severe and unusual bodily injury. Not surprisingly, it appears that Mr. Coyote has elected to pursue a case against Acme for product liability and gross negligence. In his opening statement, Mr. Coyote's attorney, Harold Schoff, pulled no punches. Schoff said that on 85 separate occasions, Coyote had purchased Acme products that caused him bodily injury, some of which "have temporarily restricted his ability to make a living in the profession of predator." Consider some of Mr. Coyote allegations: The Rocket Sled: Coyote alleges that the Rocket Sled accelerated with "such sudden and precipitate force as to stretch Mr. Coyote's forelimbs to a length of fifteen feet." Later, due to "poor design and engineering on the Rocket Sled and a faulty or non-existent steering system ... the unchecked progress of the Rocket Sled led it and Mr. Coyote into collision...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on June 11, 2010 (boomark / email).