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I am all for tort reform, but this can get a little extreme and stop several types of legitimate suits. Just because you lose doesn't mean the suit was totally without merit.

One of the simplest reforms would be to limit lawyer's cut of lawsuit rewards to keep them actually about the damaged parties. Look at the recent case where the school spied on the students. The lawyers got well in excess of their clients. Making it less attractive to take a chance on suing is good, but the focus should be on what will keep companies from screwing people and what will keep costs to innocent / small mistake companies down.




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