[traditional1]

"$8 million in damages from the incident.

This whole lawsuit thing has become "life's lottery", as portrayed by Dick Gephardt....no resemblance between damages and the amount sought when an ambulance-chaser takes it and seeks to do his own wealth-redistribution from the deep pockets into his OWN pockets.

[Dead Corpse]

Could be. I'd prefer that people be reimbursed for damage do to government malfeasance. Of course, I also support JAIL terms for idiot doorkickers that can't read a map.

[driftdiver]

"This whole lawsuit thing has become "life's lottery", "

Unfortunately our city leaders will rarely do something because its the right thing to do anymore. They will only do it if forced through financial means.

[Joan Kerrey]

This whole lawsuit thing has become "life's lottery", as portrayed by Dick Gephardt....no resemblance between damages and the amount sought when an ambulance-chaser takes it and seeks to do his own wealth-redistribution from the deep pockets into his OWN pockets.

yup, Why not make it 200 million? The same logic applies.
If you're ever inconvenienced someone owes you money. Mistakes not causing any permanent or serious damage are unacceptable and those who experience any inconvenience should become instant millionaires. Makes sense to me.