Tort Reform Myths
The popular term “Tort Reform” has been used in the media to describe laws designed to eliminate so-called frivilous lawsuits. The truth of the matter is that Tort Reform is a movement sponsored by powerful corporate and insurance interests to eliminate the consumer’s right to be compensated for losses due to such corporations negligence. Tort Reform is anti-consumer and designed to eliminate the individuals right to just compensation and access to the court house. Under the banner of “frivilous lawsuits” these anti-consumer spin doctors continually try to eliminate non-frivilous lawsuits by using ficticious cases and facts or miscategorizing the real truth about such cases.
The most abused case tort reformers hype involves a suit by a 79 year old womon who received serious burns from overheated McDonald’s coffee. The real facts about Stella Liebeck are much different from those facts which the public was led to believe.
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