One nice thing about living in a society that has rejected the concept of individual responsibility is that there is nothing you can do that is so foolish you cannot blame someone else for the consequences and then sue them. If your foolishness kills you, your relatives can sue on your behalf. A woman died from drinking hand sanitizer; her survivors are suing 4e Brands North America for producing it:

The federal lawsuit filed Friday in St. Louis says the St. Louis County Medical examiner determined that Kayla Stagner’s death was caused by acute methanol intoxication, and a bottle of Blumen Advanced Instate Sanitizer that was tested in connection with the autopsy contained dangerous levels of methanol. …

The lawsuit said Stagner, who was an alcoholic, is believed to have drank the Blumen hand sanitizer, which was recalled last year after officials determined that it contained methanol. Significant methanol exposure can cause nausea, vomiting, blindness and death, particularly if it is ingested.

But hand sanitizer obviously isn’t intended to be ingested.

Before the Biden Administration puts fossil fuel companies out of business, someone might try drinking gasoline. Energy companies still have plenty of money to be looted through the courts.

It isn’t easy doing business in a country where you might be sued at any time for anything.

On a tip from Dragon’s Lair.

One Response to “Costs and Benefits of Drinking Hand Sanitizer”

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   February 9, 2021 at 11:00 am

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