Wouldn't the quarter mil cap only be for emotional damage...in the case of
a child wouldn't they be entitled to economic damage...ie. lost earning
potential?
Cheryl Kloss
William Henry Kloss
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> [Original Message]
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/22/2004 7:46:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Action Alert to Oppose S. 2061
>
> Oh, ok. Yeah, that was House Bill 5, which passed last year. Dubya sure
won't veto this one. Looks like a fore-gone conclusion to me. I'm a
fence-sitter on this one: I'm all for tort reform, especially when a big
portion of my physician's bill goes to pay for her malpractice insurance,
but a quarter-mil cap does seem a bit low.
>
> We (the US citizenry in general) have painted ourselves into this corner,
IMO. When juries go handing multi-million dollar awards to folks that
don't know McDonald's coffee is hot, there's bound to be an eventual
backlash. Everyone is so damned litigous that when a REAL screw-up comes
down the pike it oft gets lumped with the frivolous litigation.
>
> KC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:25 pm
> Subject: Re: Action Alert to Oppose S. 2061
>
> > I think this was the original post to which Joy was responding.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> >
> > Subject: Proposed law you might be interested in
> > Date: Friday 20 Feb 2004 9:21 pm
> > From: Samantha Coulombe <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Dear parents, caretakers, and friends,
> >
> > Next Tuesday the U.S. Senate will vote on legislation making it more
> > difficult for children with birth-related injuries to bring lawsuits.
> >
> > The bill, S. 2061, would limit the amount of damages available
> > from a
> > negligent hospital, doctor, or drug manufacturer. It also reduces the
> > amount of time that victims and their families have to bring a
> > lawsuit,and makes it harder to hire experts to evaluate causes of
> > a child's
> > injury. The bill only applies to cases involving obstetrics and
> > gynecology.
> >
> > Not everyone explores legal action for possible birth-related
> > injuries,but if you believe this option should remain available,
> > please point
> > your browser to
> >
> > http://action.citizen.org/pc/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=5154776
> >
> > to learn more and to send a free email to your senators in opposition
> > to the bill.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> >
> > Samantha Coulombe
> > Public Citizen's Congress Watch
> > 215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
> > Washington, DC 20003
> > 202-454-5151
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
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