Actually, I agree with you that this should happen. But any victims should be compensated and sorry, I am against caps on awards.
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:58:18 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suspend there licence for 6 months. That'll shock them > more than raising my insurance will. > > -sm > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It isn't a matter of what the woman is "worth." > > Presumably her husband > > wasn't going to sell her at auction any time soon. > > If she had small > > children, compensation of actual losses would > > include hiring child > > care for ten or twelve years, plus a housekeeper, > > plus her salary if > > any. > > > > But most of these verdicts are intended to shock the > > defendant into > > realizing that what they did was wrong. Thus > > punitive damages. > > > > Dana > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:39:55 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well if the doctor twisted the tubes that'd be a > > > problem. > > > > > > Still my life insurance is only one years salary. > > > Why would that accident make me or you suddenly > > worth > > > over $100 million? > > > > > > -sm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I don't think you can say *what* it is worth. > > Isn't > > > > that his whole > > > > point? These verdicts come about when a jury > > feels > > > > that someone has > > > > been criminally negligeant. If you are ever > > > > hospitalized would you not > > > > want to be able to count on the hospital to > > > > administer your medication > > > > safely? > > > > > > > > > If she did die it would have been by accident, > > and > > > > is > > > > > that worth 500 million to her husband? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132845 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
