[Mini-14]

What happened to all the people who call for tort reform to end "frivolous" lawsuits? It seems that it kind of depends on whose ox got gored when label a lawsuit as "just" or "frivolous".

[Johnny_Cipher]

What happened to all the people who call for tort reform to end "frivolous" lawsuits?

They're still here. And I'm one of them.

It seems that it kind of depends on whose ox got gored when label a lawsuit as "just" or "frivolous".

If you consider a city official hiding behind her taxpayer-paid position to libel FreeRepublic as a hate group to be a "frivolous" matter, then I don't think we have much to discuss. Jim suffered damage as a result of the malicious comments, and was perfectly justified in taking legal action.

[Saundra Duffy]

Let me tell you what it feels like to go to a "tailgate picnic" in the park and when you arrive you read a letter ON FRESNO CITY LETTERHEAD that calls you a hate group and that you're having a hate picnic and a bunch of other crap that wasn't true. It was actually frightening.

This small gesture makes up for it a little. Jim Robinson was maligned and mistreated by the Human Relations Commission.

[ladyinred]

What happened to all the people who call for tort reform to end "frivolous" lawsuits? It seems that it kind of depends on whose ox got gored when label a lawsuit as "just" or "frivolous".

You weren't the one with your picture all over the news being called a member of a hate group. You didn't have your customers asking you about it. You didn't get death threats. The suit was not carried out, this was mediated. This was by NO means frivolous, and actually they got off easy. The Fresno group are not just fake names on a website, we are real people, with real jobs and businesses in this city who were smeared big time all over our local news, and the country too for that matter.