So you have read in reliable sources that product liability was the reason the name was not part of the sale?
I don't mean to imply not a single person claimed product liability; I just know it was not nearly the issue it is today.
I'd be curious what the rate of product liability claims per capita is in 1934 versus 2007.
As a lawyer - I'm sure you can tell us if a contract could be written to include the sale of a name without incurring past product liabilities?
The Parker O/U guys, in my opinion, were simply banking on a famous name they had no part in creating. Did it make business sense? Perhaps. But much like the land developer who talks the city into condemning an old lady's house so he can buy it and build condos, there's more to the equation than what makes business sense. Parasites.
