BillyV
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- Oct 31, 2011
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Blitz USA manufactures 75% of the plastic gas cans on the market as well as exporting their products to other countries, but now they are forced to liquidate as a result of the costs of product liability insurance and a "storm" of lawsuits. Their Oklahoma plant will close at the end of July and 117 employees will be out of work.
The liability suits, 42 of them brought by the same three lawyers, "accused the company of making faulty cans that explode when used to pour gasoline onto fires." I don't know about you, but whenever I have a fire going, I reach for my trusty plastic gasoline can and pour some on the fire; doesn't everybody? I don't know all the details about this other than what is in the links below, but it would seem that these are frivolous charges made to enrich the lawyers and the result is another US company folding and more jobs lost. Is there no common sense left in this country?
Largest maker of gas cans going out of business | Marketplace.org
Plastics News - Beleaguered gas can manufacturer Blitz USA closing down
The liability suits, 42 of them brought by the same three lawyers, "accused the company of making faulty cans that explode when used to pour gasoline onto fires." I don't know about you, but whenever I have a fire going, I reach for my trusty plastic gasoline can and pour some on the fire; doesn't everybody? I don't know all the details about this other than what is in the links below, but it would seem that these are frivolous charges made to enrich the lawyers and the result is another US company folding and more jobs lost. Is there no common sense left in this country?
Largest maker of gas cans going out of business | Marketplace.org
Plastics News - Beleaguered gas can manufacturer Blitz USA closing down