I can't find it at the moment but there was an article in the JHL (I think) about two lawsuits--one in the US and other in UK. As I recall, neither was sucessful, but the one in the US had proof problems--parents were unable to prove the baby had received ABM/bottles. I personally think there is a basis for a lawsuit if the parents had expressly told in writing that no ABM was to be given w/o their permission. Whether there would be much in the way of damages--as Pat points out--would be another issue. On a related note--I provide harassment/bullying training to school teachers/employees. I have been told many times that the sucess of my programs lies in the fact that I advise them of their legal obligations and *liabilities* for ignoring these issues. For some people, it takes being hit with legal realities for them to pay attention. I wonder if some of those in the nursing profession might taking BF a little more seriously if faced with the possibility of legal consequences. Melissa, speaking only in her JD capacity on this post. ;-) *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html