[Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)

[Sunil Ramalingam]

It's a straightforward questions.  States have the ability to pass their own 
tort reform measures.  I think that's the appropriate place for such 
legislation.  Idaho has passed limitations on physician malpractice suits.

I am asking you if you favor federal tort reform legislation.  Simple 
question.

If you think lawyers as a group are getting rich appealing criminal cases, 
you're woefully misinformed.  Most appeals I see are brought on behalf of 
indigent clients.  I don't know any PDs getting rich from appeal work.  Do 
you?  Have you seen what I drive?

Sunil


>From: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
>To: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>CC: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:38:38 -0800
>
>Sunil, I pray this isn't a trick question.  I support legislation that 
>would reduce unreasonably large legal judgments which have themselves 
>driven insurance costs beyond the reach of many Americans.  I also favor 
>legislation to limit the endless legal maneuvering on behalf of convicted 
>predators, such maneuvering serving primarily to enrich defense lawyers.
>
>Don't be eating all the gravy.    -T
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunil Ramalingam" 
><sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:09 AM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
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>
>>Tony,
>>
>>States have the ability to pass such legislation, and Idaho has done so.
>>Are you advocating that the federal government do so instead?  Do you 
>>favor
>>such federal regulation, or state control?
>>
>>Sunil
>>
>>
>>>From: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
>>>To: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>>>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
>>>Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:48:09 -0800
>>>
>>>Andreas, thanks for the clarification, but it was my understanding that
>>>tort
>>>reform would affect far more litigation than strictly malpractice......?
>>>Whether it is a doctor being sued or a municipality, would tort reform 
>>>not
>>>affect both, and would not the resulting reduction in judgments benefit 
>>>the
>>>average insurance holder, even as it understandably upset the democratic
>>>friendly attorney's lobby?
>>>
>>>Hmmmm,  "paycheck protection"?  Would that have anything to do with
>>>protecting union workers from having their wages automatically withheld 
>>>and
>>>given to political candidates they may or may NOT support?
>>>
>>>Save some dressing for me.       -T
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>>>To: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
>>>Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:25 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
>>>
>>>
>>> > On 11/22/06, Tony <tonytime at clearwire.net> wrote:
>>> >> Andreas, are you taking the position that ridiculously outlandish, >> 
>>>cash
>>> >> judgments have not driven up the cost of insurance coverage for the
>>> >> general
>>> >> public?
>>> >
>>> > Oh, they have.
>>> >
>>> > But in 2004, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported
>>> > that only 2% of the increase in medical care costs are related to
>>> > malpractice torts, and that there was no statistically significant
>>> > difference in medical care costs between states with and without caps
>>> > on medical malpractice liability. The Republican push for tort reform,
>>> > like anti-union "paycheck protection" laws, are not so much an attempt
>>> > to institute actual reforms as they are  attempts to shut off the flow
>>> > of potential funds to Democratic candidates from Democratic-friendly
>>> > groups.
>>> >
>>> > -- ACS
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
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