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To: Poohbah
So the problem should not be solved by tort reform but rather jury reform? Tort reform may have unintended consequences such as motivating the providers of goods and/or services to calculate odds at being convicted for providing known inferior and dangerous goods and/or serivces and paying the damaged more than is done today.
80 posted on 11/19/2002 3:42:53 AM PST by RWG
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To: RWG
So the problem should not be solved by tort reform but rather jury reform?

Actually, the solution is either going to involve some version of tort reform--or every trial attorney in this country dangling from lampposts in the next really big economic downturn. Take your pick.

Tort reform may have unintended consequences such as motivating the providers of goods and/or services to calculate odds at being convicted for providing known inferior and dangerous goods and/or serivces and paying the damaged more than is done today.

Actually, no. If you can show willful disregard of known consequences, then the sky is (legitimately) the limit.

83 posted on 11/19/2002 5:36:45 AM PST by Poohbah
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