tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943778.post109880014581839964..comments2023-04-05T01:55:48.181-07:00Comments on Cat on a Keyboard: Fixin' TortsNancy Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159239707310374715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943778.post-1099758852451870032004-11-06T08:34:00.000-08:002004-11-06T08:34:00.000-08:00My impression from this article (and others) is th...My impression from this article (and others) is that the reform is intended to curb the nebulous "damages" (non-fiscal) awards. This translates to me as somebody being awarded, say, $200,000 if a screw-up resulted in that much loss of income plus additional medical costs, vs. somebody saying "and the mental anguish brings it to $1.5 million".Nancy Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159239707310374715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943778.post-1099734036202095482004-11-06T01:40:00.000-08:002004-11-06T01:40:00.000-08:00suing a doctor sucks. Suing an HMO, on the other h...suing a doctor sucks. Suing an HMO, on the other hand... it pays to take a close look at some of this stuff. I haven't, in this case, but there is something of a history of consumer protection being threatened on the grounds of limiting liability to responsible business people. Judges can throw out frivolous suits, why change things?RichardKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801710201372002047noreply@blogger.com