Ford hit with $28 million verdict in rollover suit

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:18:44 -0800, Larry Bud wrote:

>> I think what should happen is that punitive damages should be paid to
>> charitable organizations instead of to the plaintiff. Thus the
> companies
>> would still have to pay, the plaintiffs would have less incentive for
>> frivolous lawsuits and the charitable organizations could use the
> money.
>>
>> Also it should be illegal for lawyers to reap a percentage of a
> settlement
>> like this, they should only be entitled to compensation on a hourly
> basis
>> (their hourly rates are generous enough), which further would cut
> down on
>> the number of frivolous lawsuits.
>>
>> Furthermore they should create a new type of verdict, where the
> plaintiff
>> is found at fault and gets nothing but the manufacturer still has to
> pay
>> punitive damages to the charitable organization if there was a defect
> in
>> his product.
>
> I've been saying this for years!!!

Welcome to the club

Did you see that DTJ's reply? My guesstimate is, that he is either a
lawyer getting rich off these cases or that he is waiting for his chance
to get injured and hit it big...

Chris