An Inclusive Litany

2/11/98

A Cumberland, Maryland, jail inmate sued an olive oil manufacturer because, due to a misprint, a ten-ounce bottle of olive oil did not contain the advertised amount of 128 tablespoon servings.

A Milwaukee lawyer sued Nivea Sun for $5,000, the cost of his vacation. The company manufactures a Sun protection factor 2 sunscreen that the injured lawyer claims "provided no prevention of sun burning," even though the label notes the relative weakness of the protection, recommending it only for people who rarely burn or who have deep-based tans.

And a Nashua, New Hampshire woman sued a doughnut shop for negligence and emotional distress after she and co-workers opened a box of baked goods that allegedly included a dozen or so in the shape of male genitals.