This topic has drawn out a lot of emotion, and a lot of ideas concerning what it costs for us all, and how it affects how we do business.

Going on the thought there is no perfect system for claims, and there is always room for improvement, let's have a sharing of ideas on what can be done to make the civil claims process fairer for all. HOWEVER, in doing so, let's look at it from the viewpoint of when we think we have been harmed in some way (we're the plaintiff) and not from the viewpoint of defending a claim. It's easy to put limits on what everyone else does to us as we try to make a living, but are we so restrictive on ourselves?

So, what do we want the "system" to do (e.g., administrative claim, mediation, arbitration, initial litigation and appeal, what's the limit, front money) WHEN its us with the claim? And let's not just limit it to medical malpractice, but the full scope of "harm" (e.g., auto damage, home repair, wrongful death from non-medical services, etc.). And do we want this handled in the federal legal system or the state legal system (big differences here)?

Thanks!