> Ian wrote: > This I have always wondered about the US legal system?
We need to operate more like Europe does: if you file a personal injury lawsuit and lose you're liable for all costs incurred by the court and the other side. Example: A friend used to live in Amsterdam and the entrance to his flat was treacherous in my opinion: all of the row houses on this street had a wide sidewalk running in front of them, but this building had a downstairs apt - so the sidewalk in front of it had been cut almost in half and stairs were installed. (this was legal I guess) The result was that if you were walking in front of building, and not watching, you'd fall down the stairs and land in a clump at his door. I almost did this numerous times. Well, someone had fallen and sued the landlord. The judge dismissed the lawsuit by saying the pedestrian should have been watching where he was going. It cost the pedestrian around $8000. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148788 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
