Why does it take lawsuits for companies to listen?
I’m not a fan of lawsuits and often read about people suing companies and shake my head at the visible signs of the decay of our society. Generally they seem to be frivolous or a result of adults being unable to take responsibility for their own actions (for example, the lawsuits that caused the company that made “lawn darts” to take their product off the market, or the more recent boat towing toy that behaves dangerously at speeds far higher than recommended. Since someone got hurt for using the toy outside of operating parameters, the company just pulled it from the shelves).
I’m pretty sure that this recent case against In Zone Beverages and Talking Rain Beverages falls into the same category (see the AP story Beverage Makers Settle Lawsuit for more details), but if you read about the case, you can’t help wonder why the companies didn’t just reformulate their popular drinks without a lawsuit to motivate them.