At 07:15 13-07-2002 -0400, Tom Beck wrote: >What we really need, of course, is smarter jurors. Yeah, right.
What the US really needs is to get rid of the jury system and let decisions about guilt/innocence and decisions about financial compensation be handled by people who actually have a Law degree, instead of having those decisions made by a bunch of untrained amateurs. You could also do with some Federal guidelines about how much money someone can be awarded. For example, when you have suffered damage your compensation will consist of 100% of all your damages (such as medical bills, repair costs for damaged goods, legal costs, loss of income). If it reasonable to assume you have suffered lasting immaterial damage, you will also be awarded the amount of 10% of your real damages, with a maximum of $ 10,000. Of course, you will have to prove those expenses were really made, and compensation will be limited to the costs that are not covered under any form of insurance. That would make compensations more reasonable. I mean, when a minor accident with minimal damage can make a poor person a multi-millionaire almost overnight, something is definitely wrong with your legal system. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
