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Originally Posted by Kevin
>> It's not fair to go after deep pocket defendants... (paraphrased)
There is a good reason why in most states, we allow injured parties to go after the 'deep pockets.' The concept is called joint and severable liability, and I'm pretty sure most states still follow this, although there is a trend with tort reform to do away with this rule.
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Plus, there's the whole idea of having the loss fall to the person/entity with the most ability to absorb that loss. As someone who works for a big company, it's not my ideal...haha.
I agree that the public's understanding of tort cases are almost always going to be the big ones with the big payouts. There's no reason for the media to report on the smaller cases, or even on defendants' verdicts (to a certain extent) because those stories aren't fascinating to anyone outside of the legal community. Like anything else, the media won't care if it's not an interesting story, and big-money lawsuits/settlements are interesting.