[jim_trent]

I am not a lawyer (and I don't play on on TV), but I have to deal with them a lot. My understanding is that the disclaimers are not an absolute defense, but they help. Accidents happen. A good business will make reasonable accomodations. That should be enough. People who want to repeat their wedding, honeymoon, or vacation at someone elses expense are being rediculous.

[gcruse]

People who want to repeat their wedding, honeymoon, or vacation at someone elses expense are being rediculous.

The difference here is that weddings are usually taken by pro photographers who charge lotsa bucks.
They are under a heavier obligation than a photofinisher charging maybe ten dollars an order.  Professional
laboratories and pro photographers have reputations that make or break them.
They better have happy customers or they die.

[kitkat]

I agree that people attempting to get a big settlement can be ridiculous. The cases I used were a good suit being ruined by the cleaners and fabric wasted because of a mistake in a pattern. It would seem to me that the proper recompense should be the cost of the suit or the fabric. Yet, the disclaimer used in both cases denied anything but the price of the vendor's product, i.e. the cleaner's cost and the price of the pattern.

Thanks for the information. I'm intrigued by your statement that a disclaimer is not legally binding, but could help. Thanks again.