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Boy Hurt in Car Crash Wins $100K by Suing Parents

"A Minnesota couple whose 3-year-old son suffered brain injuries in a car accident has won a $100,000 settlement from their auto insurer by having the child sue them for negligent installation of his car seat.

The Minnesota Supreme Court granted summary judgment to Teddy Harrison, now 9, finding that the state's “seat belt gag rule” does not apply to his suit against his parents. The child was thrown from his mother's SUV when it was struck by an uninsured motorist driving another vehicle in April 2001."

perhaps i did not spend enough time studying product liability (as most notably shown by my performance on my torts final), but this isn't sitting right. suing your parents? in a product liability case? and winning? because of a gag rule? huh?