Ralph Nader on Tort Reform

Ralph Nader sets the record straight in his column, "The Public Needs to Hear the Facts on Tort Reform," published in Common Dreams--

Tort deform is little more than a legislated escape from accountability; a free pass to abuse consumers so that business can march on unfettered by those nasty little attempts to hold it responsible in a court of law for negligent actions. When it comes to molding our judicial system, the corporations know few limits to their contempt for Americans right to trial by jury. They do demand that corporation remain free to sue anyone without restrictions.