On Nov 12, 2010, at 6:57 AM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > I recall discussing tort reform for health care, but not for product > liability. Not often, not even once.
You harped on tort reform as a cure for healthcare costs ills (even though the facts show differently, <http://tinyurl.com/mnt7zo>; California capped 'pain and suffering' awards at $250,000 IN THE 1970'S.); you never once mentioned 'tort reform for healthcare only'. How do you possibly separate tort reform for healthcare from everything else? Declare by fiat that lawsuits involving health care run under a different set of rule than any other lawsuit? Finally, you went on and on about 'tort reform' please, tell us the details of such: do you propose a 'loser pays' scheme? (which translates to 'deep pockets always win') Perhaps forced arbitration, a' la finance, where a stacked board of finance professionals with deep ties to the industry decide cases (wherein upwards of 95-98% of cases are decided against the consumer)? Judges ALREADY have the discretion to toss frivolous or baseless cases, plus extensive discretion to modify jury verdicts. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
