Cut off your finger? Sue

Asshat lawyers ... greed rewarding stupidity/personal irresponsibility.

I would bet a high end SawStop that he no guard on the saw.

I also wonder if SawStop is paying dudes to cut off their fingers and sue. :-)

I couldn't agree more.

My problem isn't with the asshat lawyers but with the asshat judge and asshat jury that let the trial go forward to begin with and then ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.

And it shows that the other manufacturers were right to not back sawstop--exactly what was predicted is taking place and in a few years from now the affordable power saw will cease to exist as they become laden with lawyer-induced safety features each of which adds its increment of cost.

"GarageWoodworks" wrote

Get my lawyer on the phone.

HHHMMMMmmmmmm. Which pinkie could I do without?

Hmmmmmmmm!

RonB

Won't survive appeal. It's a shame that the lawyers will be the only ones to win, here.

scott

I've seen a couple of construction workers and a bunch of amateur homeowners crosscutting freehand on these portable table saws. They eventually get what they deserve.

scott

"Carlos Osorio", a hardwood floor installer ... hmmmmm, wonder if he was fresh from Home Depot?

This guy, nails it:

I dislike lawyers as much as the next guy...but I also think it's a bit odd that none of the other manufacturers has even attempted to come up with something similar. Surely the Sawstop guys haven't locked down the patents that tightly.

In the interest of full disclosure, I don't own a Sawstop but I'd use one if someone bought it for me. :)

Chris

Don't bet on it

In news: snipped-for-privacy@t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com, GarageWoodworks spewed forth:

absurd Someone PLEASE add more chlorine to the gene pool

Not to mention that the ass hat *could* have bought a Saw Stop if his finger were that important to him. Seems he is the *only* negligent one.

Have a beer. I'll sooth your nerves.

The "guy", Steve Gass, _is_ a patent attorney.

Like they say ... one lawyer in a town will starve to death, two and they'll both get rich.

Irrational... if it was so important why did he buy the saw he purchased?

Due to the irrationality of this suit that gene pool may need terming... He cut the wrong part off for that though...

He also has a doctorate in physics and claims to have started woodworking at age 4. The fact that someone who invents something useful happens to be an attorney shouldn't be held against them.

Sure. And I know there was some interesting happenings in the early days of his idea when he wanted a pretty good premium for the use of the concept.

But all the other companies all have patent attorneys as well. I have a hard time believing that nobody else in the entire industry could have come up with a flesh-sensing device of their own after the better part of a decade.

Chris

Some of us would rather be retain possession of all our digits - fingers are more useful than lawsuits.

I have some small stock (1x2) that needs to be cut to length (maybe 5 mnutes?) but it can wait until morning when I'm not fighting a sinus headache..

John

A bit too much in line with the original legal maneuvering and machinations of the lawyer inventor. Color me cynical, but with that name, and occupation as hardwood floor installer, odds are that this is a carefully selected case, tried in a carefully selected venue, with the plaintiff as a convenient 'victim of opportunity', by greedy lawyers on contingency, and with more than just the stink of collusion of similar financial interests.