[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"From the article, it looks as if this was something the lawyers wrote..."

I agree. I spoke with an attorney friend and he said that this language was entered into this document as an "affirmative defense". It is strictly boilerplate in civil cases. If it is not there, then that particular defense is not available later on in any trial if there is one.

[Mike Fieschko]

I spoke with an attorney friend and he said that this language was entered into this document as an "affirmative defense". It is strictly boilerplate in civil cases. If it is not there, then that particular defense is not available later on in any trial if there is one.

Golly ... I wonder if MacLeish knew that? < /sarcasm>

But there's got to be an 'inoffensive' way to present it (can't think of a better term).