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Originally Posted by SteveZ
So far, no one has put themselves in the position of the plaintiff/claimant....Defendants want caps, and usually plaintiffs want the sun, moon and the stars.
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Steve, there's no absolutely correct answer. But I think the general drift of the responses so far is that constraints on awards, pretty significant constraints, are both needed and fair. When I laid down my proposals, I wasn't trying to gore the plaintiff's ox or the trial lawyers. I was trying to set down some limitations that seemed to make common sense. l2ridehd set down some limits even tighter than I proposed. I'm sure he/she thought they were fair and appropriate, as well.
What it boils down to, I think, is that award limitations and some way to address trail lawyer's fees should be important parts of any tort reform considered. I just wish it
would be considered. But I'm not holding my breath.