This is such BS I don't even know what to say except...


What do you have when you have 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean ?



A good start.

But make sure it's an aluminum. If it's made of wood it won't hurt you.

I think a good start would be a "Loser Pays" system. As in if you sue someone and loose then you pay the defendents lawyer fees and more.

Loser pays legal costs would fix everything.

God damnit. Fuck these retards.

Judges often lead a jury to believe that they have to rule one way or another on a case if a certain set of facts are established. It's too bad more people don't know about Jury Nullification:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

Many jury verdicts in cases like this are decided on whether or not the defendant can afford the payment rather than any culpability in the case.

The standard for guilt in a civil suit is much lower than in a criminal suit -- "responsible" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt"

I think the main problem is the most people learn about law is from Law & Order, Legally Blonde, and My Cousin Vinny. A few may learn some from 12 Angry Men.

[QUOTE=Avatard;286503]Loser pays legal costs would fix everything.QUOTE]

It may help, but far too many people are winning the "idiot lottery" for this to go away. Keep in mind most of the plaintiff's attorneys in cases like this are working on contingency. If they loose the lawyer get paid nothing. Theoretically this should prevent many frivolous lawsuits. In practice it doesn't seem to work very well.

And the batter is dead, if the family did this for brandon they should donate the money to some worthy cause instead of their own pockets.

Tom

No, the batter hit the pitcher with the ball(poorly written article, surprise.)