so much for congress' new tort reform eliminating frivolous lawsuits!
-chris
Hi Chris
It's a one-edged sword, and that's not the direction it's intended to
cut. The idea is apparently that any lawsuit against a corporation is
by definition frivolous, any lawsuit by a corporation is of course
non-frivolous and must be taken seriously. I guess people are deemed
frivolous, corporations aren't. Especially not when they keep putting
loads of non-frivolous money in lawmakers' pockets.
Nothing frivolous about Percy Schmeiser, he's a fighter, he's not
giving up. He deserves all the support he can get.
Best wishes
Keith
In a message dated 6/9/05 10:48:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Farmers buying GM seeds are required to sign technology agreements
that relinquish to Monsanto their right to plant, harvest and sell
the GM seeds. . . .
Farmers not buying GM seeds are not spared, as Canadian farmer Percy
Schmeiser learned when he found his fields contaminated by Monsanto’Äôs
GM canola, and has had to spend years locked in a harrowing battle
with the company accusing him of infringing its patent rights in a
legal system that’Äôs on the side of the corporation. He was not alone
in being persecuted by Monsanto, although he was unique in not giving
up the fight to the very end.
To-date, Monsanto has filed 90 lawsuits against American farmers
involving 147 farmers and 39 small businesses, with an estimated $15m
gained from judgments granted in its favour. Since 1999, some 500
farmers have been investigated and harassed by Monsanto every year. >>
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