A View on Tort "Reform"

From The Washington Dispatch: "The RNC's Latest Political Target: Frivolous Lawsuits," by Kevin Kelton--

It’s true; we do live in a litigious society. But trial attorneys are not the sole cause. Our capitalist system by its very nature pits companies against consumers, and the legal process is the only way to level the playing field.

Remember the Ford Pinto, the once-popular economy car with the tragically misplaced fuel tanks that blew up on the slightest impact? And remember how Ford publicly denied there was a problem so they could keep selling more Pintos to more unsuspecting drivers and thereby fry more of them to death? Ford finally stopped doing that. Why? Because of the consumer lawsuits that brought the issue to the public’s attention and forced the auto maker to do the right thing.

Comments

[Ted]

Except, of course, Pinto "fuel tanks that blew up on the slightest impact" are an urban legend, one of many successes of the plaintiffs' bar in manipulating the media.

[Shawn Henry]

Thats the point, a look into the positive side of things.It would be beter if people argue on a topic after attaining some knowledge on the matter.
Of course ,that is what tort reform aims at. To save the society.
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