How to deal with a litigious society that has created a liability insurance crisis
and led to law suits as a way to make money and to set policy.
Frivolous lawsuits, unjustified and outrageous jury awards and the threat
of litigation are destroying the integrity of our democracy and are an affront
to the best in all of us. Frivolous lawsuits waste our energies that
could be spent on matters of importance. The punitive damages juries
award take the heart and fairness out of our legal system. The threat of
litigation is edging us closer to extortion every day. Here is a snippet
from an article called Suing Like Crazy in the January 2000 Reader's Digest.
How to reduce the violence and resulting crime, particularly
gun-involved crime.
It's interesting what we as a nation "accept". In the
U.S., someone is
rapped every 21 seconds; there is
How to deal with an overburdened legal system that promotes plea-bargaining and makes a mockery of the notion of
constitutionally-required speedy trials. How do we improve the jury system so that juries are more representative
of the general population. How to balance the value of new technologies with our right to
personal privacy.
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Auto Insurance Fraud