Ping to a Republican-American Editorial.
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One of John Edwards’ top priorities in the White House, or as a vice president, will be to fight tort reform and appoint liability-friendly judges to the federal judiciary. Most of his large contributions come from trial lawyers.
I’m from Ohio, but I don’t think these are such solid rulings.
1. Full and complete recompense for injury should include everything from medical & legal costs to future income potential lost. It should be a full, fair, and actuarial accounting that goes to the injured.
2. Punitive damages should only be awarded if there’s the likelihood of others being injured in the same way because of the same defect. That money should be the amount that a statistical study determines is the likely number of future parties similarly injured multiplied by the damages awarded in the first trial. It should go into interest bearing escrow managed by the court and be paid from time to time to other injured parties so as not to repeat a court case for each party. These punitive damages should not be awarded to the originally injured party.
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