[Iwo Jima]

This was not a settlement, it was a jury verdict which will no doubt be greatly cut back before the court enters a judgment.

That aside, why do you think that $25 million is outrageous? Have you even seen what a hemorrhagic stroke can do? Do you know what the proven damages were?

Please support your contentions.

[DakotaRed]

Did the family lose 25 million dollars?

To me, a lawsuit is to recover loses, not to get wealthy off of someone else's mistake, or even negligence.

I agree that the award will most likely be cut way back, but that doesn't stop the ambulance chaser from taking the bulk of the money that is supposedly to be awarded to the family that suffered the loss.

Outrageous settlements or awards drive up prices for everyone while an ambulance chaser benefits by amassing a fortune, such as that by John Edwards. They have driven companies out of business that once performed needed services for a community. They hurt everyone.

As for my “contentions,” I expressed an opinion on this as have others.

Now, where is your “contention” that $25 million is a justifiable award? What benefit to society is there in these outrageous awards being given by juries?