The GOP myth of the "Lawsuit" crisis

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Registered: 04-23-2004
The GOP myth of the "Lawsuit" crisis
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Sat, 10-02-2004 - 3:32pm
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-24-2003
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 4:43pm
>>I could counter that she violated the law in several states that says you are comitting a moving violation if you are eating or drinking while operating a motor vehicle.<<

I was going to make that very point... and that is how you can counteract this stuff. I shouldn't say any more on it, because I don't know the facts, and discussing something I know nothing about is...!

Regulation... not in selling coffee... in any food service, health inspectors do check temps... and coffee that can scald would seem a logical thing to check, no? When a home inspector certifies property for occupancy, they check hot water temps.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 8:02pm
The contempt you express for your fellow citizens is disgusting. Twelve decent, honest, impartial citizens, selected at random from the community to hear a case, and your concerned that all they will do is feel sorry for the plaintiff and give money because of a "deep pocket." And your solution? Let one man or woman decide who can sue and who can't.

No! I trust my fellow citizens on the jury long before I trust the political hack on the bench.

You know, I really don't understand this attitude. Polls show that lawyers are amoung the most mistrusted people in America. They also show that politician are also amoug the most mistrusted. Yet you would prefer a politician and a lawyer to make these decisions over your fellow citizens? Why in the world would you make that kind of a judgment call?

And don't forget one thing. The McDonalds of the world have lawyers, too. Good ones. These defendants are not just poor, helpless little babes, prayed on by some wolves. If anything, tons of suits never get filed, just because the plaintiffs can't afford to pay the cost of litigation just to get the case to court.

There is no lawsuit crisis. None. At least not due to the money the plaintiffs win. When I have more time, I'll tell you about a lawsuit, and how a major drug company bought a suit by paying the plaintiff to lose.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2004
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 10:43pm
McDonalds now is careful to monitor the temp of the coffee they sell. This seemed like a frivolous case, but McDonalds didn't bother before, & now they are careful.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-24-2003
Mon, 10-04-2004 - 11:38pm
Yeah, sometimes you have to look closer. Someone can make it sound outrageous, but as mentioned by someone else, McD's undoubtedly had good attorneys handling it, and yet a jury was convinced... this sort of thing has made lots of products and services safer.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-02-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 12:13am
Hey! I understand what you are saying, a man that had a motorcycle accident that I had to respond to, was uncon, and we needed to do alot of emergency care for this guy, he had on leather pants, I had to cut the leather pants off due to his injuries, and to also see what I need to do to treat them, He tried to sue me and our County EMS system for the leather pants ( talk about thanks for saving my life) But, I have a big But on some issues of this, I saw a case on 20/20 a gentalman had open heart surg, he woke up recooped was sent home but six months down the road his chest hurt, this went on for a year, he finally convinced his doc that something was wrong they did x-rays, and found a large steal rod in his chest???? this was left in after surgery??? I believe that this man should be able to sue not only the Doc, but the hosp where this happened. Alot of medical cases, go undetected for a while, i believe that these people should go after these people that cause more harm to them? what do you think???
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-05-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 1:34am
I think if it's something like the second guy's case then that is a definite cause there was something there making him have health issue's. The first guy was just being a jacka**. You were doing what was nessessary to save his life.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 10:01am
Do they also have to put a disclaimer on the coffee saying

"Be extremely careful if you are stupid and plan to drive a car or truck with this open container of hot liquid between your legs"?

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 10:02am
It was still a ridiculous suit, and McDonalds should have been allowed to countersue for harassment.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-05-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 10:04am
LOL. Don't people though have coaster's now inserted in their car? My car is a 2001 and has two coaster's in the front and two in the back. And I thought you could also get those plastic coaster things when you get food to go? Just people being careless. *shrug*
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2004
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 10:06am
There is a difference, one case was necessity (the one you were involved in), and the other involved negligence, for which doctors and operating room personnel are still responsible for.

In the case of negligence on the part of a hospital, doctor, etc, the patient should have the right to sue, but when something is done as a matter of a good samaritan case such as the doctor giving CPR to the man with the heart attack, and cracking the mans rib but saving his life, or an EMT having to cut away the clothing on an accident victim to properly diagnose the situation, then no suit should be allowed to be brought.