NBC’s Heroes gets sued by garbage disposal company
Remember the scene in the pilot episode of Heroes that shows a woman putting her hand in her garbage disposal where it gets partially grinded up, then healed again. Well, no one seemed to notice the particular brand of garbage disposal, except for the maker of the particular brand used, In-Sink-Erator. And in the spirit of America’s litigation happy legal system, In-Sink-Erator has filed lawsuit against NBC and Heroes for using their trademark without permission and implying that their product can cause your hand to be mangled.
As part of the suit, they want to stop all repeats of the show, including on all affiliate networks (US and international) as well as online.
For now, you can still view the episode online at NBC Rewind
To be honest, I never thought you could put your hand in a running garbage disposal and not expect it to come out looking mangled, like they showed on Heroes.
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