Ack! Bush tries to curb class actions suits!

[Odin]

Originally posted by Wycoff


I love this excuse... blame everything on the trial lawyers. You do know Ned that BOTH sides get to have lawyers, right? Republicans use lawyers just as much as Democrats. The big business that have lost in class action suits had lawyers of their own, Ned, and they were trial lawyers that I'm sure were heavily paid by the big business. Do you hate those lawyers too, or only the ones that the side you don't approve of hires?Republicans love to demonize lawyers while turning a blind eye to the evils of big business CEOs. Do you think businessmen are more honest than lawyers, Ned? I'm not a Democrat, I'm a right-winger, but its this type of knee-jerk idiocy that makes me hate the Republican party.

As for this legislation, I don't see anything wrong with it. There are many forum games involved in class action suits. The Fed Cts are probably best suited to handle these huge, multi-state claims.

If there are a lot more Republicans like you, the party is in deep trouble.

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Emory Law School in ATL, and a 3L

Cool. I'm a 1L at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA.

[DinoDoc]

Do you think businessmen are more honest than lawyers, Ned?

Well lawyers are among the least trusted professionals in the US.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Wycoff
Cool. I'm a 1L at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA.

Nice school . I went to Rutgers for undergrad; only a few schools are older, and W&M is one of 'em.

Oh, and Colonial Williamsburg, rocks!

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by DinoDoc

Do you think businessmen are more honest than lawyers, Ned?

Well lawyers are among the least trusted professionals in the US.

... and all of the other distrusted professionals are businessmen of some sort. At least Lawyers have the bar association, which can be fairly harsh with ethics violations. Ask Bill Clinton.

I don't have any particular problem with businessmen, its just naive to think that, as a group, they're any better than lawyers.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Ned has become Fez .

Imran has become Che.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Dude... I'd SOOOOO rather become Che than Fez! You PWNED yourself!

[Ned]

Originally posted by Wycoff


I love this excuse... blame everything on the trial lawyers. You do know Ned that BOTH sides get to have lawyers, right? Republicans use lawyers just as much as Democrats. The big business that have lost in class action suits had lawyers of their own, Ned, and they were trial lawyers that I'm sure were heavily paid by the big business. Do you hate those lawyers too, or only the ones that the side you don't approve of hires?Republicans love to demonize lawyers while turning a blind eye to the evils of big business CEOs. Do you think businessmen are more honest than lawyers, Ned? I'm not a Democrat, I'm a right-winger, but its this type of knee-jerk idiocy that makes me hate the Republican party.

As for this legislation, I don't see anything wrong with it. There are many forum games involved in class action suits. The Fed Cts are probably best suited to handle these huge, multi-state claims.

Lawyers will always abuse the system if they can get away with it legally. Once an abuse is identified, we need to fix it.

Forum shopping for class actions has become a scandal. The only people who would not favor fixing the loopholes are people who care nothing at all about justice.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Odin


If there are a lot more Republicans like you, the party is in deep trouble.

So long as Democrat demonize corporations they will remain a minority party. Schwarzennegger got elected on a pro-business climate platform. He represents where America is at now.

Most particularly, the people are no longer fooled by the lies of the Democrats. Class action abuse is not about vindicating the rights of people against big corporations. It is about making lawyers rich by gaming the system.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Dude... I'd SOOOOO rather become Che than Fez! You PWNED yourself!

Imran, it is amazing that you have abandoned ethics and now favor abusing the system to get big bucks for lawyers. I know where you are heading in law. You will be the kind of lawyer I totally despise:

A self-serving, greedy liar.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Ned
Imran, it is amazing that you have abandoned ethics and now favor abusing the system to get big bucks for lawyers. I know where you are heading in law. You will be the kind of lawyer I totally despise:

A self-serving, greedy liar.

Ned, it is amazing that you have abandoned ethics and now favor abusing the system to get big bucks for corporations at the expense of victims. I know where you are heading in life. You will be the kind of person I totally despise:

A pathetic, screw-the-victim, corporate boot licking lackey.