Texting teen falls in hole, famiy intends to sue

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

You have to realize that the McDonald's case, the 'missing pants' case and others are regurgitated to the media by special interest groups who are usually seeking to drive public policy to protect their wealthy clients from civil liability in courts and then reprinted as 'news.' The spin becomes 'fact' which makes people want to support politicians who support things like tort reform.

99% of the time, when you hear about frivolous lawsuits, they are one suit out of millions and you're only getting the facts someone wants you to have.

Yup, it ends up being part of a larger debate between the trial lawyers associations and the tort reform groups.

[MysticCat]

Everything Kevin and KSigkid = what I would say.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Yup, it ends up being part of a larger debate between the trial lawyers associations and the tort reform groups.

And the tort reform groups are far smarter and far more strategic about getting their message out. By the time one of these stories makes it to the media, the public discussion has already been framed around an essentially stacked deck.

Trial lawyers interest groups could be a little more proactive by promoting stories of insurance company abuses (and perceived abuses). We just can't because we're too busy making money.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Trial lawyers interest groups could be a little more proactive by promoting stories of insurance company abuses (and perceived abuses). We just can't because we're too busy making money.

Haha - then there's those of us who work in litigation for insurance companies. You could call us fairly conflicted individuals, haha.