Posted on 01/01/2003 6:49:29 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Referring to those who do things like trying sue planned parenthood without making absolutely sure they have valid legal grounds ( see this post) and the legal know how to back it up.
The system has some powerful built in protections in the form of annoyed judges.
Amen, brother. Amen.
the parking lot of my docs reveals mb's, bmw's, and lexus'.
discussions reveal that their kids go to harvard, mit, stanford...etc.
when i was in the hospital one doctor charged my insurance at the rate of $1,000 per hour. my insurance company did not pay it. i got stuck with it.
ten days for pneumonia, $40,000. the insurance co left me stuck with $33,000 and a bad credit record.
a century ago medical doctors were integrated into the communities in which they lived; they made house calls.
today, medical school is regarded as a ticket to riches.
That'd be Amen, sister, Amen! :)
The point being, the privilege you cite of the judge to zap the plaintiff's atty with costs and expenses when the defendant prevails is neither readily, customarily or commonly used. The plaintiff's atty feels no fear; all he has to lose is his time. The defendant *always* loses, even when he emerges victorious. That is what needs to be corrected. At the very least, a civil case should have a level playing field.
In family court, the losing plaintiff frequently ends up paying defense expenses, and in contract disputes. In tort case, loser pays? Not unless the plaintiff's atty also ends up in jail!
This absolutely terrifies the plaintiff's bar--that they might actually have to enter a courtroom on an equal footing with a defendant. It takes the extort out of torts...
You have to keep in mind that so many are lawyers by default...they get a useless undergrad degree they can't market, and the next step has to be law school. If you have a C average in basketweaving, there is some law school, somewhere, that'll take you in. Once they pass the bar, they don't have to go back and take any more schooling. Nurses, teachers, accountants...must school their whole lives.
Lawyers seem smarter than they are because they have carefully jimmied the system (through electing lawyer legislatures) to serve their advantage, not through some brilliance of intellect. Gabble a little legalbabble, and they can convince you of their wizardry--
You've killed your goose. Eggs they are a dwindlin'. But, here's some comfort...those car accidents may offer a better payout for the lawyers now that there are fewer surgeons to sew people back together again. You'll have to follow the ambulances for longer distances, however. Funny how it never occurs to lawyers that someone they love (making some dangerous assumptions here) might need lacerations sutured by willing hands. And I have read a few here encouraging a mass lawyer-shoot some Thanksgiving.
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