As the originator of this thread, just wanted to see what people expected (and what they thought they should recover) when they were the plaintiff in a tort case. There's been a lot of publicity regarding what various defendant groups expect, but there are two sides to a matter, and not much is ever heard from the plaintiff side.

Never took a personal injury case, but referred them (no referral fee taken) to certain folk I respected. My world was mainly immigration, homeland security and law enforcement issues, and contracts. Did Veterans Claims no-fee (where the deck is really stacked against the veteran).

Am not sure about the "fair comparison" comment. Depends on the viewpoint, I guess. I'm not a fan of any industry or government being able to dictate to the "little guy" what's 'fair' and what isn't.

Do people sue for silly stuff? All the time, and those who make the silly complaint and those who advocate the case strictly to extract money when no harm is done should have their personal corner of Purgatory with appropriate discomfort. - Do people do harm solely to make money or to cover up past harm? What do you think, and how much should they be limited/protected from answering for their actions?

Is Florida a candidate for "tort reform?" If the various state regulatory agencies and the industries themselves fail the public, then the legislature will eventually come up with something that probably won't please anybody.