Comments on: “That huge opioid verdict? Watch out — the energy industry is next” https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:50:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugo S Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/comment-page-1/#comment-356011 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:50:07 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73586#comment-356011 If the People’s Democratic Socialists come to power, pack the Supreme Court, and loot oil producers to pay for their fantasies, they may wish to outlaw Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged as well, lest someone be inspired by the career of the fictional Ellis Wyatt.

]]> By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/comment-page-1/#comment-356010 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:58:32 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73586#comment-356010 In reply to Allan.

“Another is to appoint only the best to be the leaders and keep it going. That is, after all, how monarchs were crowned”

No, that’s only how the first monarch in any given dynasty gets crowned. After that it’s all heredity. But all dynasties fail and the reason they fail is because they all eventually produce an incompetent heir.”

“Or. perhaps, we could put engineers in charge.”

Like the engineers who designed and built the Tacoma Bridge?

The ultimate problem is that however you select the person/people in charge, ultimately the choice gets narrowed to those who want to be in charge. And no one who desires power is worthy of it..

]]> By: Allan https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/comment-page-1/#comment-356006 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:31:34 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73586#comment-356006 Replace Judges with:

Parents.
Political pundits
Politicians
Teachers
Hedge Fund Managers
Racists
NRA members
Pro-lifers
Pro-choicers

And, there you have it. The inept seem to run the country. One possible solution is to make everything smaller, so the ineptness has a lesser effect. Another is to appoint only the best to be the leaders and keep it going. That is, after all, how monarchs were crowned 1,000 years ago. At that time, the best was defined as the one who led the most powerful armies. Or. perhaps, we could put engineers in charge.

]]> By: Ed https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/comment-page-1/#comment-356005 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:08:56 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73586#comment-356005 If the basis of this is climate change damage, the trial will undoubtedly become a trial about whether or not climate change is real. It will become quite interesting as it will be the first time the climate change crowd will be forced to testify under oath and cross examined.

]]> By: SPO https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/that-huge-opioid-verdict-watch-out-the-energy-industry-is-next/comment-page-1/#comment-356004 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:50:43 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73586#comment-356004 Judges, many of whom are inept, have far too much power in this country.

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