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Settlement

Jak · 2002-08-16 09:57:12

Just curious on other opinions on court settlements these days. With peole in the US launching suits against fast food companies for making them fat :rolleyes: or cigarette companies because they did not know it was bad for them .. are things going a little too far? There are two things I want to ask ... Firstly, Have…

16-08-2002 9:57am

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Jak

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Just curious on other opinions on court settlements these days.

With peole in the US launching suits against fast food companies for making them fat :rolleyes: or cigarette companies because they did not know it was bad for them .. are things going a little too far?

There are two things I want to ask ...

Firstly, Have people lost all sense of personal responsibility for their actions? Where is the line that separates someone who trips and hurts themselves cause they are a clumsy son of a bitch and someone who trips and hurts themselves due to negligence on the part of the property owner? Do we wish to encourage a blind responsibility free society for lawyers to feed on? Economies that feed on themselves in such a way are in serious danger.

Secondly, how are the values of the awards determined and are they representative of the injury caused? Do many petty libel and slander suits actually warrant such large payouts? I feel that such disproportionate payouts are a very dangerous thing. Should payouts not be categorised somewhat and capped?

If you are wrongly refused entry to a pub one night? Do you really deserve £5000 for the 'inconvenience'?

or..

What price for a life - £5m? If no amount of money will bring back a dead relative from an accident - then why sue for ridiculous sums? In my opinion surely £5m would suffice to live a carefree existence, which is possibly the only comfort one could offer.

Cheers,

JAK.

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