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Product Name: Hobart 5700 Slant Saw Background: The Hobart Corporation knew as early as 1982 that it was exposing meat cutters to the probability of losing fingers and hands in this saw. In spite of its knowledge of the dangers of the saw, the Hobart Corporation made a conscious decision not to eliminate the known hazard of this dangerous slanted blade. Action Summary: The Hobart Corporation has been sued over 25 times regarding the model 5700 slanted blade saw. In 3 of the cases that were tried, juries have returned multi-million dollar verdicts because of the horrific conduct exhibited by the Hobart Corporation. |
