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Tort reformers wary of Obama presidency
Legal Newsline ^ | 11/5/2008

Posted on 11/05/2008 7:41:20 AM PST by jasonmyos

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Efforts to restore fairness and balance to the nation's courts could take a step backward if Democrat Barack Obama is elected president today, tort reform advocates said Tuesday.

An Obama win coupled with Democrats' likely gains in Congress would spell disaster for legal reform efforts including pushes for damage award caps, experts told Legal Newsline.

James Copland, director of the Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy, said tort reform activists have already been placed in a defensive posture.

(Excerpt) Read more at legalnewsline.com ...


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1 posted on 11/05/2008 7:41:20 AM PST by jasonmyos
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To: jasonmyos

ya think?


2 posted on 11/05/2008 7:41:52 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: ilgipper

You beat my exactly matched thought.


4 posted on 11/05/2008 7:44:33 AM PST by prairiebreeze ( Our troops DESERVE BETTER than Barack Hussein Obama!!)
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To: jasonmyos
I don't believe we should have federal tort legislation, with the exception of cases against the United States. It belongs to the states!
5 posted on 11/05/2008 7:44:34 AM PST by thefrankbaum (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam)
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To: jasonmyos

Attorney feeding frenzy.


6 posted on 11/05/2008 7:44:34 AM PST by Sleeping Freeper
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To: jasonmyos

Maybe these idiots should have thought about this before yesterday?


7 posted on 11/05/2008 7:47:21 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Linux FTW!)
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To: Sleeping Freeper

Obama is good for the economy.


8 posted on 11/05/2008 7:47:33 AM PST by scooby321 (Cai)
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To: Sleeping Freeper

Reason #301 that all private enterprise will shut down. See the tagline....


9 posted on 11/05/2008 7:56:52 AM PST by henkster (Lawyers will lead the Marxist revolution, armed with subpoenas...)
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