Firearms manufacturers are not alone

[Henry Bowman]

Sorry, I don't have a link to the source:

October 30, 2003
Bill would curb fast-food suits
By Steve Grzanich
CRAIN's Chicago Business
A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would bar obese consumers from suing restaurants and food manufacturers as the cause of their weight problems.
State Rep. John Fritchey, D-Chicago, calls his bill the Illinois Commonsense Consumption Act. That's the bottom line, he says, keeping nonsensical lawsuits out of an already overburdened court system.
Mr. Fritchey says it makes no sense for someone to eat supersized fast-food burgers and fries every day and then try to blame restaurants for their weight problems.
In cases like those, the lawmaker says consumers need to take personal responsibility not file a lawsuit.
So far, Louisiana is the only state that has adopted such a law.
Several cases have come to court in the past year, some against Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp., most of which have been dismissed.

 

[El Tejon]

Discussed on WLS (890AM, Chicago) yesterday.

Henry, remember, the ITLA-packed Illinois Supreme Court blew the '95 tort reform statute out of the water. Even if this does get out of Springfield, no way will the Illing-wah Supremes will let that stand--too much common sense going on out there.

 

[4v50 Gary]

We need nationwide tort reform that puts personal responsibility back on the shoulder of the individual. Darwin candidates and their relatives should not enjoy a windfall for stupidity.

 

[Langenator]

I do find it interesting that the bill is being proposed by a Democrat, given that trial lawyers tend to own the Dems on tort-reform type issues.

But I agree with Gary, what's needed is national level tort-reform (much as I hate any laws, especially federal ones, that arise from the "there oughta be a law" syndrome.)

Antis using lawsuits to try do bankrupt the firearms industry.

Trial lawyers, having already killed Dow Corning and banked huge amounts of cash from the tobacco industry, trying to get rich(er) by suing fast food companies.

Medical malpractice suits driving the cost of malpractice insurance so high that many doctors are moving out of some specialties, like OB/GYN, and into more 'insurable' areas, or just quitting completely.

When did every bad occurance in life become a chance to get rich at other people's expense?

 

[foghornl]

And still yet, the "Praticioners of Law" wonder why the general public mistrusts them...***



***To those of you in said Practice that are fair & honorable, no slam intended.

 

[Standing Wolf]

We need nationwide tort reform that puts personal responsibility back on the shoulder of the individual.

Considering the vast majority of our elected misrepresentatives are lawyers, I've got one or two doubts how soon it's going to happen.

 

[NIGHTWATCH]

Is it true that lawyers are specifically prohibited in the constitution from serving as representatives? A friend of mine mentioned this to me...would explain much about our present state of abuse if so.