One thing he misses is that PTI, et al had explored flesh sensing technology and pretty much didn't feel like doing it. They also have opposed almost all safety standards.

Oh, did I mention the members have many more ridiculous patents than gass? They've sued each other over patents on worksite radios before. https://insight.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/3919186

They are also multi billion dollar conglomerates, often in countries with little respect for IP, so I imagine one reason he patented so much was to protect himself.

They are also a lobbying org, and he misses all the things they did, yet points out what sawstop did.

PTI has done a great job of lobbying here, unfortunately.

I am generally not a fan of the CPSC (what they did on magnets was beyond the pale), but here he also missed the biggest point they made: the cost of table saw injuries, to the government and insurers, is greater than the value of the table saw market!

I could go on. He seems like a mostly reasonable person (moreso than most on this issue), but yeah.

There really are two sides to that part. Neither side is deserving of adoration, honestly.

The court case is much simpler. For defective design liability in a lot of states, it's enough to show a feasible alternative design that would not have impacted function or price in a serious way. Most of the argument was about the latter.