Comments on: Liability roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/liability-roundup-54/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 18 May 2019 23:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugo S Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/liability-roundup-54/comment-page-1/#comment-354493 Sat, 18 May 2019 23:38:03 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73175#comment-354493 Roundup frenzy–

I can envision a regime where important agricultural and industrial chemicals are developed and manufactured solely outside the USA, beyond the capricious reach of US jackpot justice. The US government would be the sole importer of such chemicals, pledging the “full faith and credit of the United States” to hold the foreign providers harmless against US lawsuits. (Or the US government could develop and/or manufacture such chemicals on its own.)

The US Congress could then decide how much fraud and waste US taxpayers should be expected to cover.

]]> By: Mark https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/liability-roundup-54/comment-page-1/#comment-354474 Fri, 17 May 2019 17:07:45 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73175#comment-354474 The Monsanto case is disturbing. Even if you take a position outside the scientific consensus that glyphosate carries measurable risk, there are many lymphoma cases, and would you not have to show that this particular plaintiff was injured by Monsanto? If someone is struck by a hit-and-run driver, you can’t just sue some car maker of your choice. I have read comments that say that this shows that juries are composed of stupid people, but I believe that trial by jury is an important principle of our society. I hope some smart people have a solution.

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