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In reply to the discussion: Maybe I'm just getting old, but I'm not liking all these new TP commercials. [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,539 posts)drug manufacturers (80% of the market). We are the side that tries to help consumers and keep them safe from the greedy, cut corners corporations. Remember the McDonald's coffee lady that sued because she had hot coffee spilled in her lap? Most people do, but believed our mass media that it was another frivolous case. Reality was, Mickey D's raised the temp to get more coffee per bean and make it stay fresh longer. They confidentially settled the burn lawsuits and after bean counting, (pardon the pun) found this move highly profitable. Meanwhile Ms. Liebeck almost died and had to have her clitoris and labia removed. The jury awarded 1 days coffee sales (aprox 2 million) and the Judge felt it excessive and reduced to $900k. McDonalds lowered the temperature back to industry standards and Plaintiff attorneys were roundly criticized.
Tort reform has taken away many of your rights that we enforce. Go on believing we are the problem and continue to gladly surrender your rights. Just don't look for us to help when things go wrong because we won't be there, we are slowly going out of the personal injury, environmental tort, mass tort business. Maybe come see us about a will, we are still allowed that area of the law, and from the looks of things, that is one growth area!