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Parasitic Tort Lawyers

Cepat2 Wrote: Jul 12, 2010 3:23 PM
Where is the vision? Where is the scope? Why haven't we seen the lawsuit of all lawsuits: We sue our parents for being born? It's all their fault, and we should be compensated for the damages. Anything bad that happened to us in our lives is their fault and we should be paid for the pain, suffering, perilous circumstances, illnesses, hurt feelings, and overall unhappiness that came about because of their (our parents) negiligence in conceiving then birthing us. Let's get in line first because a lot of people will want in on this one. Next comes the: Let's sue everyone for anything that ever goes wrong in the world lawsuit. Finding a "legal warrior" to take that one should be a cinch. Turds. (and my apologies to turds for the...

Tort lawyers lie. They say their product liability suits are good for us. But their lawsuits rarely make our lives better. They make lawyers and a few of their clients better off -- but for the majority of us, they make life much worse.

Years back, as one of America's first consumer reporters, I'd avenge harmed consumers by bringing cameras to the offending business and confronting the crooks. My work warned others about the dangers in the marketplace but didn't do much for the victims.

So I thought about those personal injury lawyers. They could do more good...