Want 100 million $$$

[banca rotta]

The problem with "tort abuse" is that if you try to stop it, you end up on a slippery slope where legitimate cases are also thrown out of court. Personally, I want the parents whose toddler dies of e-coli at a Burger King to be able to sue Burger King.

Besides, "tort abuse" creates as many jobs as it costs. Think of all of the lawyers, paralegals, kinkos copy workers, data entry clerks, court reporters, etc that are employed due to all of these lawsuits.

I am not sure how "liberalism" is at fault for tort abuse. Just as many conservative people sue for personal gain, as "liberals".

It's true liberal policies such as this legal abuse create jobs but it creates an industry that is not self sustaining.

I won't mention dem or repub since they are the same thing but as for liber vs. conservative this is a huge difference. They both create jobs with their policies, but the lib jobs such as what you mention hardly produce anything. Every successful large business and every great invention ever created was mostly from private sector, small businesses. They produce something many folks want or need.

The Lawyer or Obama type of "liberal" jobs don't really produce anything we can all use. The same goes for wall street. If these businesses and jobs left the planet (I wish) we would probably have 100 mpg cars as well as fuel efficent planes & trains.


If you think I am making this up just look at the first 3/4 of the 20th century. Those were the days.

[bulletproof77]

I think I'm going to the nearest Carl's Jr. and find myself an under-cooked hamburger...I'll think of it as my "retirement plan"....

[OhioFiler]

The problem with "tort abuse" is that if you try to stop it, you end up on a slippery slope where legitimate cases are also thrown out of court. Personally, I want the parents whose toddler dies of e-coli at a Burger King to be able to sue Burger King.

Besides, "tort abuse" creates as many jobs as it costs. Think of all of the lawyers, paralegals, kinkos copy workers, data entry clerks, court reporters, etc that are employed due to all of these lawsuits.

I am not sure how "liberalism" is at fault for tort abuse. Just as many conservative people sue for personal gain, as "liberals".

The tort industry is number one in terms of political contributions to democratic politicians. These pols know who pays for their reelections. There is absolutely no interest on the side of the dems to reform tort laws. Not only is there no interest, but they would fight tooth and nail to stop reform.

Even the health care issues being discussed today would benefit from revised tort laws. A recent survey revealed 26% of medical expenses are attributed to tests doctors order not for diagnostic purposes but rather for protection from lawsuit purposes.

One of the greatest heroes of the modern day Democratic Party was a vicious tort attorney who channeled dead babies for juries all the while raking in millions of dollars to spend on campaigning and knocking up hookers while his wife lies dying in a bed from cancer.

I have no problem with a legitimate tort claim. Way too many are frivolous and the class action lawsuit game is completely out of control. Only liberalism would support such an existing system.

Those employed in the tort industry could all move to the bankruptcy industry if they find their cash cow's udder dry.

[backtoschool]

The tort industry is number one in terms of political contributions to democratic politicians. These pols know who pays for their reelections. There is absolutely no interest on the side of the dems to reform tort laws. Not only is there no interest, but they would fight tooth and nail to stop reform.

Even the health care issues being discussed today would benefit from revised tort laws. A recent survey revealed 26% of medical expenses are attributed to tests doctors order not for diagnostic purposes but rather for protection from lawsuit purposes.

One of the greatest heroes of the modern day Democratic Party was a vicious tort attorney who channeled dead babies for juries all the while raking in millions of dollars to spend on campaigning and knocking up hookers while his wife lies dying in a bed from cancer.

I have no problem with a legitimate tort claim. Way too many are frivolous and the class action lawsuit game is completely out of control. Only liberalism would support such an existing system.

Those employed in the tort industry could all move to the bankruptcy industry if they find their cash cow's udder dry.

I am not against tort reform per se. But I do not want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. If we go too far with tort reform, we will lose our right to sue for malpractice or other valid reasons. I would rather err on the side of no tort reform and let people sue if they are injured, than have tort reform and close avenues of justice for victims or malpractice or abuse.

[OhioFiler]

I am not against tort reform per se. But I do not want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. If we go too far with tort reform, we will lose our right to sue for malpractice or other valid reasons. I would rather err on the side of no tort reform and let people sue if they are injured, than have tort reform and close avenues of justice for victims or malpractice or abuse.

Simple. If plaintiff loses plaintiff is required to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the defendant defending against the suit.

[LimpDisc]

Simple. If plaintiff loses plaintiff is required to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the defendant defending against the suit.

I agree.

[backtoschool]

Simple. If plaintiff loses plaintiff is required to pay all reasonable expenses incurred by the defendant defending against the suit.

I actually agree with this idea.