Posted On: December 7, 2007, 1:45 pm CST

Posted By: N. Judge

Exactly: the real concern is for those with horrendous injuries caused by the drunk or careless doctor or surgeon. So, you lose your eyesight, you didn't have income (homemaker, but you can't read without learning braille, you can't golf anymore or drive a car or see your grandchildren, or your permanently disfigured and people are so uncomfortable being around you that you have few companions. Is it necessarily true that no one has pain in suffering that shouldn't be valued higher than $250K? It's a pity. Because judges won't use their authority and control those truly excess verdicts of which there were many. I would have preferred to see some guidelines for values put in place.