Posted On: August 30, 2006, 1:38 pm CDT

Posted By: Common Sense

Would it make sense to simply amend the law to cap non-economic damages?

It makes no sense that a law would relieve anyone of the liability for the actual incurred medical expenses.

On the other hand, it DOES make sense (subject to opionions of course) to cap damage awards for "compensation" for pain, suffering, inconvenience etc.

Regardless of the law on a tort cap, how can the city refuse to at least pay the incurred medical bills for an accident that they are clearly liable for?

This is the kind of perverted thinking that causes the pendulum to swing so severely in each direction. The trial attorneys are likely to use this to jump on the band wagon to scare people into seeing how "terrible" all caps are.

Without caps, one only has to read the paper to see the effects. How many class action suits are you a member of, without having anything to do with them. When all is said and done, you get a coupon good for some useless "discount" and the attorneys receive literally millions of dollars. It's the new "fishing hole" for those attorneys without ethics.

What a shame. It's an occupation that used to be considered noble. Now, the entire profession gets tarred with the same wide brush.