[Maceman]

I think a lot of the uninformed people who cry for "tort reform" don't realize that there are already protections like this one that are built into the law to discourage unreasonable claims/demands, etc.

Well, somehow these protection haven't stopped me from being notified of my status as a class action plaintiff in a case which I have never heard of, from which I stand to gain only a token benefit, but which promises to net the crusading plaintiff's attorneys a fat multi-million dollar payday. In at least seven different case over the years, I might add.

And BTW, the so-called existing protections to which you refer are all too often left to a judge's discretion, which means that they have virtually no real deterrent effect on whether a bad case is likely to be brought in the first place (as this article demonstrates.)

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Well, somehow these protection haven't stopped me from being notified of my status as a class action plaintiff in a case which I have never heard of, from which I stand to gain only a token benefit, but which promises to net the crusading plaintiff's attorneys a fat multi-million dollar payday

Well, there's a really easy way to solve that problem. Just advocate for a "loser pays" system where the prevailing party in a lawsuit is entitled to attorney's fees and costs incurred in obtaining a favorable verdict.

Of course, that will never, ever, ever, happen because Big Business and Insurance interests in this country would be forced to settle claims reasonably up front, or face paying attorney's fees if they do not.

You want real tort reform? Loser pays.