Filing stupid lawsuits to stop tort reform… whaa?

Apparently a Nebraska senator has filed a lawsuit against God for natural disasters, “inter alia fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornados (sic), pestilential plagues…”
Other than his fantastic use of alliteration, I thought “What a nutball, how did this guy ever get elected?”
According to the article linked above, the lawsuit was filed “to fight [...]

Good video on the BS that is tort reform

Here’s an 8 minute video on YouTube exposing some of the truths about the tort reform movement… no huge new ground here, but if you’re out of the loop, some of the highlights are:
1. The US Chamber of Commerce and the Tobacco Companies were responsible for the tort reform movement;
2. The McDonalds coffee case was [...]

Call for disciplinary action in DC dry cleaning case

Here is a cut and paste of an email I got today:
Disciplinary Investigation Called for in Dry Cleaners Case (
Washington, DC)— The American Association for Justice (AAJ) today called for a disciplinary investigation of District of Columbia Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson Jr., who brought a $65 million lawsuit against a family-owned dry cleaning business for [...]

$67 million pants? Who is this guy??

By now, I’m sure many of you have heard of the judge in Washington DC who is suing his drycleaners for $67 million because they lost his favorite pair of pants.
The case has sparked debate about tort reform, and has become great fodder for those who say our system doesn’t work. Because it’s impossible for [...]

Trial Lawyers v. Tort Reformers – the battle wages on

There’s an interesting post from the Tortellini today about trial lawyers and their inability to attack the tort reform movement with any skill whatsoever. As the post points out, trial lawyers are fantastic at getting 12 people in a jury to understand even the most complex issues, and to decide in thier favor. That’s what [...]

There is NO malpractice crisis

Talking heads all over the country have been complaining in recent years about a “malpractice crisis,” and how areas are having problems finding doctors because of high malpractice insurance costs. They blame this on the trial lawyers, who file suits on behalf of people who were seriously injured by a physician’s negligence. People call these lawsuits “frivilous,” these [...]