Comments on: St. Louis: A much-sued museum talks back

By: AMcA

AMcA — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:28:12 +0000

The falling rock story reminds me of a standard operating procedure at the Chicago Transit Authority: when a bus gets in an accident, the driver is required to lock the doors so that no one can hop on, claim injury and file a lawsuit.

Or, as one friend reported to me, after being in aminor bus accident he overheard another passenger exclaim in disappointment: “Damn, I thought I had my disability.”

By: Brat Magursky

Brat Magursky — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:02:25 +0000

I have long said tort reform is a grass roots undertaking. Using legislation is a failed policy as Judges\Lawyers are collectively too powerful a lobby. And, they are experts at finding ways around the laws designed to reign them in. If every business (especially physcians\hospitals) around the country posted a list of the lawsuits against them, the expenses involved in defending them and equating that expense to why cost of services increase….I think people would start to see why all this talk of reform isnt crazy talk after all. I mean why does everyone get in a tizzy over a million dollar bonus being paid to a retiring CEO of a fortune 500 company but think some class lawyer who gets 2 million in fees when his clients get $1.25 each is sticking it to the man ?? That is the real crazy talk!!

By: Marni

Marni — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:23:32 +0000

So, according to the WSJ article, annual insurance for this museum, with over 700000 visitors a year and 25 lawsuits, is $600,000.

Average annual malpractice insurance in Florida for a single OB/GYN is over $200,000.

Sure, no need for malpractice tort reform in this country!

By: Rliyen

Rliyen — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:08:28 +0000

I’m going to have to go to this museum before I die of old age. I love it’s attitude sooooo much. =o)

By: Barney

Barney — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:58:56 +0000

BG-

Two years ago I travelled to St Louis on business, and my family joined me. My wife and kids spent the day at the museum, and still talk about how much fun it was.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:30:10 +0000

To investigate these claims, we reviewed the video of the rock falling and we posted the video clearly showing that there was no one next to the rock when it fell on our website

See, the museum’s real problem is that their web server is apparently located under a big rock.

By: BG

BG — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:26:38 +0000

When I read the article in the WSJ last week the museum made on the “must see” list for our next trip out that direction (StL is an overnight stop for us on the way to visit family). Sounds like a great place that my kids and husband would love to visit.