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A comment on No Virginia Ticket for Bambi

Doug Landau — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:22 GMT

Your comment is wonderful ! While you would expect Lemmings to follow each other across the street in a line, Deer may not be so well organized ! Thank your grandson for giving us all a smile today.

Will I be seeing you at the Association for Justice meeting in Phoenix ? We leave tonight.

A comment on No Virginia Ticket for Bambi

Gerry McGill — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:01:06 GMT

When is saw your title I thought that Bambi had been ticketed for not crossing the road at the deer crossing signs. I was driving my grandsons on a road in south Florida when we passed a deer crossing sign. The 7 year old asked: "Grandpa, how do they get the deer to cross at the signs?" I do not mean to minimize the serious problem of the unauthorized practice of law or the need to carefully check out a prospective lawyer but I did want to comment.

A comment on Missouri Supreme Court Decision - A Win for the Debtors!

Avenger — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:46:33 GMT

Another victory for the deadbeats and otherwise irresponsibles of our great land

A comment on Missouri Supreme Court Decision - A Win for the Debtors!

Avenger — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:46:08 GMT

Another victory for the deadbeats and otherwise irresponsibles of our great land

A comment on What Ronald Reagan REALLY Said About Tort Reform

Jim Lewis — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:41:31 GMT

I agree that the latest data shows that efforts to cap malpractice awards and limit the numbers of reasons patients and their families can sue doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists for injuries or wrongful deaths are both unnecessary and unfair.

A comment on Minnesota Association for Justice Responds to Senate Judiciary Reward to Big Insurance

Mike Bryant — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:43:30 GMT

There are so many attacks in the message it's hard to get down to what the meat is. But, of interest it accuses me of just writing about the topic because of money. Which if you read most of what I write, you will see isn't something I hide. I like doing this work and I expect to get paid for the work.

The issue really is taking away the consumers 7th amendment rights, passing bills that protect the wealthy, and most of all fighting bills that take personal responsibility out of the system.
There are new bills in both St Paul and Washington that I will be writing more about soon. Until then thanks for reading Jayson, next time go ahead and leave your comment at the blog.

A comment on Minnesota Association for Justice Responds to Senate Judiciary Reward to Big Insurance

Mike Bryant — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:37:09 GMT

Odd email I got on the topic today:

I fail to see the damage to an injured party caused by a reasonable 4 YEAR SOL for an injured party to file suit! For a person or entity named as defendant, wouldn't you think 4 years for an 'injured party' to move against you is sufficient if they have genuine cause or proof of their injury?? I think so, and to allow the 6 yrs is MORE A BENEFIT to the TRIAL LAWYERS and the COURTS than for the plaintiffs!

Your crying foul for the 'innocent damaged persons' here, methinks, is smelling of self serving concerns.
I've been on both sides of this issue, and from the legal side of it, and your argument is without MERIT, in the majority. Your claim that 'Minn. courts and laws are the envy of the nation' is ludicrous... UNLESS your are a LAWYER. Game over.

Our nation is an international DISGRACE for the level of LITIGATION, and the risks and pitfalls our society must endure. Personal responsibility is a forgotten and forfeited notion in the process... and one which AMERICA MUST RESTORE. Risk = Rewards. Not a gauntlet of lawyers enticing the public to punish it! Laws that are reasonable yes, punishment for GREED, NO!!!

Just take a look in any small, med, or large city phone book for lawyers... it's OBSCENE!!!

Get a life.
Work in honor, for a living.. not under allegiance to a trial court system designed FOR PROFIT.
Ever heard of CUSIP, CRIS ACC'TS, FIDELITY CORP.? Yeah,.. and that all COURTS are CORP's, (read: for PROFIT)... is's a racket, and a criminal enterprise.. since most if not all court cases are securitized... which is illegal, a conflict of interest in the worst sense of the term!

You are the wolf in the henhouse.
No pity or support here.

I will recommend the passage of these bills.

A comment on Farming Injuries - Part 1

Thomas Taylor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:35:05 GMT

Pardon me, Mr. Coluccio, I was reading several blogs and picked up the wrong name from an article posted near yours. Apologies.
Again, I'm glad you are addressing this issue.
-- TT

A comment on Farming Injuries - Part 1

Thomas Taylor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:46 GMT

Great topic, Mr. Eadie - I look forward to reading more.
Readers, if you ever meet a successful farmer you will have met an exceptional business person. A really good farmer is often not just an expert agronomist, but also part chemist, bookkeeper, human resources director, mechanic and carpenter - and given the physical demands of the job, something of an athlete.
And the combination of hard work, long days, fatigue and heavy machinery makes farming one of the most dangerous careers there is.

A comment on Randleman roundabouts: The right way to roll?

Thomas Taylor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:40:07 GMT

When I mentioned to my dad that I’d read an article about roundabouts, the first two-and-a-half words out of his mouth were: “I hate ’em.”
Well, I don’t especially “love ’em,” but the Randleman roundabouts sure beat what was there before by a long shot. I drive through this area almost every day, and it used to be a beast to get around there. Turning left out of Walmart was a recipe for road rage.
In the first few weeks after the big two-lane roundabout was opened, drivers were baffled. I almost got hit there twice. Mr. Blakely is right – now people have to make a decision rather than just wait for the light, and it’s hard for them. But most seem to have gotten the hang of the things.
I think you simply have to make yourself be a better driver to deal with roundabouts. Mostly increase your awareness of other cars, watch out in every direction and expect other people to make mistakes. And only a nut would be yapping on a cell phone while going through the two-lane roundabout.
Semi trucks navigate fine, and fire trucks, too. (There’s a fire station right around the corner – another problem the engineers had to deal with.)
Pierce, you hit the nail on the head. Experience is the key. And the police chief is on the money, too. When people are doing it right, traffic just rolls right on through.