Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Stephan: If I had more money and could afford to hire staff I would make SR bigger. There are so many stories, so many facets to the transformation of the United States into a corporate Fascist state I just can't get to all of them. As the corruption, lies, and deceits of the Trump administration suck up most of the media oxygen truly horrible things are going on in the Congress and the executive agencies.
Here's an example of what I mean. The Republican House, and their corporate masters hate tort law and class action suits. This is the part of the law that has made it possible for people who have been seriously harmed to seek redress. No hospital, or insurance company or chemical corporation wants that, so what to do? Why change the laws of course.
As this report lays out it may soon be much harder to sue for damages, or even to sue at all. As far as the Republicans are concerned your job as an American is to pay, and suffer the consequences without recourse, and that's it.
Republicans and business groups have long sought to retool the tort system, arguing that frivolous lawsuits are producing outrageous awards that bankrupt businesses and deny compensation to legitimate victims.
Credit: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg
House Republicans are advancing a series of bills that would make changes to the civil justice system long sought by doctors and U.S. corporations, including a cap on some medical malpractice awards and new roadblocks for classes of people seeking to sue jointly to address harm.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are promoting the measures, arguing that courts have grown overly tolerant of frivolous and fraudulent claims. Civil rights and consumer groups oppose the measures, saying they would severely limit the ability of average Americans to pursue legal remedies from powerful institutions.
One proposal would limit monetary awards in medical malpractice suits to $250,000 for noneconomic damages, which include pain and suffering. Currently, there is no federal limit on medical malpractice claims, and awards can run into the […]
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