Posted on 07/19/2004 7:20:57 AM PDT by weekendwarrior
Trial Lawyer Breath Testers By Doug Bandow Published 7/19/2004
There's nothing new about lawyers attempting to profit from tragedy. When an individual dies after behaving irresponsibly, an attorney always can be found to blame someone with deep pockets. But now many lawyers are as interested in regulating behavior as in making money.
So it is with a raft of lawsuits against alcohol producers for having the temerity to advertise their products. After all, some people drink foolishly and illegally. Some have accidents, and die.
The state tobacco suits were the mother of abusive litigation. As important as money damages were provisions banning advertising, ending sports sponsorships, and killing industry research.
Lawsuits have since proliferated against fast food operators. So far, the cases have been faring poorly, but some attorneys have promised to keep suing until they win. Here again, nanny-state activists are looking for greedy public officials to work with them to regulate a legal industry outside of the normal political process.
Now lawyers have filed actions in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. targeting the alcohol industry. The plaintiffs demand both monetary damages and advertising restrictions. The suits "wholeheartedly" borrow from the tobacco litigation, admits lawyer Steve Berman, handling a Los Angeles case
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Wondering where your job went?
OVERSEAS!!!
Thank a trial lawyer. Tell John Edwards what you think of his "work".
To date, Dr. Dean Adel (sp?), on the radio, has the best rant on this. He is not a conservative, but he seems quite honest though.
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