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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:44:29 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
To: Dave morris <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
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From: Karen Conneely <conneely &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Re: improving the world
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Yeah, but it's a slippery slope - how do you differentiate the frivolous=20
lawsuits from the very justified ones?  Knowing that 1) there are companies=
=20
out there that hire actuaries to calculate the risk of death associated=20
with a defective product and to do cost-benefit analyses that figure in=20
the cost of lawsuits and settlements, and _then_ decide whether or not to=
=20
recall the product, and 2) in addition to all the caring doctors out there=
=20
who just want to do good, there are doctors who take a cavalier attitude=20
towards their patients (one of my friends nearly died because the surgeon=
=20
who did his appendectomy was drunk) - well, knowing these things makes me=
=20
want to set the caps on damages paid even higher rather than reducing=20
them.  If they can really find a way to weed out the frivolous ones that=20
won't hurt the people who actually have just cause to sue, fine.  But I'd=
=20
much rather see McDonalds get sued once in awhile for something stupid=20
than to see people being hurt and killed because the monetary incentive to=
=20
prevent it wasn't high enough.

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Dave morris wrote:

> I don't know, this list sounds a little too right wing for me. :-)
>
> Here's a challenge- what are the good things that will come out of the=20
> Republicans owning the government for four years? Anyone can come up with=
 a=20
> litany of bad things, I challenge people to list the pros as well. I'll=
=20
> start:
>
> An actual chance of litigation reform for the medical and possibly other=
=20
> industries.
>
> Sure- it will largely benefit big businesses and the rich at first becaus=
e=20
> those are the lawsuits they'll target, but I do agree that litigation has=
=20
> become way too rampant and core to our society in all strata in a way tha=
t's=20
> dragging us all down. Starting to pull away from that, implementing real=
=20
> consequences for frivolous laws suits etc., could be worth quite a bit.
>
> Dave
>
> On Nov 8, 2004, at 6:21 PM, Daniel Reeves wrote:
>
>> I'm creating a new mailing list for discussion of how to improve the wor=
ld
>> (primarily bitching about Bush a while longer till we reach catharsis on
>> that one).  There are just a few key people on it so far, but I made a w=
eb
>> page to get on or off, if you want to start spreading the word...
>>=20
>> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/improvetheworld
>>=20
>>=20
>> And while I'm at it:
>>=20
>>  What Do You Think?
>>  The Republican Majority
>>=20
>> Last week, Bush became the first Republican president to be re-elected
>> with House and Senate majorities since 1924. What do you think?
>>=20
>> =09"So they still control the House, Senate, and Oval Office? Well,
>> at least we still have the smug, condescending attitude that cost us the
>> election in the first place."
>>  Beverly Banks
>>  Systems Analyst
>> =09=09=09=09=09"Our nation may be bitterly divided,=20
>> but at least our government
>> can agree on being ultra-conservative."
>>  Edgar Mendez
>>  Data Keyer
>>=20
>> =09"What's so bad about this? Could some Democrat explain it to me in
>> under an hour, without starting to scream or cry?"
>>  Sam Howell
>>  Credit Checker
>> =09=09"The fact that 48 percent of Americans voted for a boring
>> placeholder like John Kerry is actually a really good sign for the Left.=
"
>>  Leo Watts
>>  Custom Tailor
>> =09-----
>>=20
>> Bush Promises To Unite Nation For Real This Time
>>  WASHINGTON, DC--A week after winning a narrow victory over Democratic
>> presidential nominee John Kerry, President Bush promised to "unite the
>> divided nation, but for real this time." "Just as I pledged in 2000, I
>> promise to bring the two halves of this nation together--only this time
>> I'm really gonna do it," Bush said Tuesday. "I'll work hard to put an en=
d
>> to partisan politics. Seriously, though. This term, I will." Bush then
>> requested the support of all Americans for his agenda of cutting taxes a=
nd
>> extending America's presence in Iraq.
>>=20
>>=20
>> --=20
>> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves  - -  google://"Daniel Reeves"
>>=20
>>=20
> Dave Morris
> University of Michigan EM PhD candidate, aka thecat &AElig umich.edu, aka KB8PWY
> home: 734-995-5525  office (2104 SPRL): 734-763-5357  fax: 734-763-5567
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