Comments on: Trucking business hit by rising jury verdicts https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/02/trucking-business-hit-by-rising-jury-verdicts/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: jimc5499 https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/02/trucking-business-hit-by-rising-jury-verdicts/comment-page-1/#comment-358147 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:55:14 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73952#comment-358147 Our local television is full of commercials warning about “reckless”, “negligent” and “dangerous” trucks and trucking companies. Then this “noble” lawyer who will fight for you to get you the money that you “deserve”.

These commercials are a “double whammy”. They get clients for the Lawyer and they also demonize the trucking companies.

]]> By: Allan https://www.overlawyered.com/2020/02/trucking-business-hit-by-rising-jury-verdicts/comment-page-1/#comment-358144 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:17:41 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73952#comment-358144 Of course, there are two solutions:

1. A comprehensive national health care system.
2. Punitive damages are paid to the State, not to individuals (and not to plainti’s attorneys). This will result in smaller damage awards, because there will be little incentive for counsel to go after “bad” actors.

Wait, you say? national health care? that is socialism. Well, isn’t it better than the current system where companies pay for health care more as a lottery system based upon what a jury had for lunch. Furthermore, the savings on insurance might well make up for extra cost of health care.

And, you don’t want the money going to the government. Sure thing. But, isn’t it better that the government win the lottery (and, in theory, spend the money for the benefit of all), than individuals doing so?

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