Texas enacted liability limits for medical malpractice. Malpractice awards are limited to $250,000.

How far will that get your mother or children through serious medical costs, living expenses and life even if the lawyer got nothing?

Medical liability limits invited every hack and quack to rush to Texas.

Medical Costs have continued to rise in TX without a dent. The risks to patients have increased. And rural areas still have no doctors.

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

and

If you can't pay a dime, keep your business in line.

Pretty simple. Live your life and keep your business above board. The best way to not lose in court is to stay out of court to begin with.

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If you don't want the time don't do the crime.

and

If you don't want to pay a dime, don't do the crime.

Behave and tort law won't cost you anything. Misbehave and there should always be consequences.

We don't complain when a jury rightfully convicts and the criminal is locked up. Why should we complain when the same jury convicts an enterprise in a tort action?

Because the tort is against a business suddenly the jurors have all lost their minds?

Nonsense.

Wow. A conservative defending tort law. Hell must have froze over.

In fact I am sure Hell froze over because the talking heads like Chris "Tingle Leg" Matthews have been criticizing their Lord and Savior Obama.

I agree with Ken Conner completely and have made many similar comments respecting the BP diasaster illuminating the need for strong civil liabilities and punishment.

Captains of business and industry need laws to make them behave civily. They are human like the rest of us and subject to temptation and greed.

BP and Transocean are not going to be able to limit their liability. The Liability Limitations in the 1990 Oil Pollution Act do not apply for incidents caused by gross negligence or willful...