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Dustlawyer

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7. This is what TORT REFORM sounds like!

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:51 AM

May 2012

These companies cannot be sued by injured employees and when they can sue, there are caps etc that take the sting out of the lawsuits for the companies. On March 23rd 2005, the BP Texas City plant exploded injuring thousands and killing 15 people. After the suit was over the Texas legislature passed a law covering the plant owner under it's contractor's workers comp policies. If it happens again, no lawsuits, only workers comp. There is no threat of a big verdict to get these companies to truly make safety 1st.

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Burned Alive at Work: American Workers Dying in Totally Preventable Accidents [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

But RMoney says we don't need pesky Ilsa May 2012 #1

Romney isn't president. DoL and OSHA should be on this issue yesterday Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #3

In the minds of the 1%, industrial accidents create jobs. Thor_MN May 2012 #4

But won't the market self-regulate? That's what Mitt told me. Scuba May 2012 #2

re:Burned Alive at Work: American Workers Dying in Totally Preventable Accidents allan01 May 2012 #5

The Battle of Blair Mountain chervilant May 2012 #10

Exposed electrical wiring? siligut May 2012 #6

An employer willing to devote resources to the expense of proper maintenance... JHB May 2012 #8

This is what TORT REFORM sounds like! Dustlawyer May 2012 #7

+1 xchrom May 2012 #9

+1,000,000,000 n/t Tsiyu May 2012 #11

No excuse for this, none! hedgehog May 2012 #12