Posted On: July 15, 2008, 3:07 pm CDT

Posted By: Rusty

Here we go again, extending the boundaries of liability. (More correctly interpreted as wealth transfer.) Once again, attorneys are loading more and more people onto the bus (or into the cars).

Next thing we'll see are claims from everyone within earshot of a collision claiming they were traumatized by the sound of cars crashing and/or screams of injured people, maybe even the sirens, too. Think of the multitudes of people lining up to collect under an auto liability policy. Since no one could afford to buy the limits that would be needed, I guess settlements would be on a first come, first served basis-sort of like a sale at Macy's. Unfortunately, those most directly injured in a collision might end up with less than what they might otherwise be entitled to.

It's really sad that our society has allowed such perversion of our justice system as we are seeing today. (Oh, I just remembered: maybe that's because most judges and lawmakers were, or are, lawyers themselves.)