“The wave of the future, apparently. There’s been talk in Virginia of using taxpayer funds to compensate families and victims of the shootings at Virginia Tech.”
Sadly, that defeats the only legit purpose of liability actions.
Lawsuits make it more expensive to “save money” by taking safety shortcuts. Otherwise, your hospital might not buy the proper machines, or staff w/ the proper number of nurses, etc. You car maker might opt for less crash testing, or your airlines might find it more profitable to extend the time between wing inspections.
Lawsuits take any possible costs savings out of such half-a&&ed measures. It is the free market’s replacement for government regulations. It isn’t perfect, but it certainly does stop many companies from saving money at the expense of your safety.
Consumerism, even usage of public facilities, would be best served by caveat emptor thereby multiplying the value of a brand.
No fair injecting a rational, common sense argument into an emotional outburst!!!