Posts tagged punitive damages

• -Other then Eric is called slow hand because he is one of the greatest guitarist, there is much more then a wage loss there. You take his hand he is never going to make music again, a loss beyond ...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 17, 2011 10:17 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• Thanks Mike- I think Eric Clapton gets paid from the loss of economics not the pain cap. His losses can be measured by looking at his taxes, which is a measuring device. No matter if you call it w...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | February 17, 2011 12:23 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• You are confusing collection with value. Those are two separate things. Once you put a artificial cap on cases you have an amount that will never be paid until a jury goes over it. It is the institu...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 17, 2011 1:10 AMSt. Cloud, MN

• Mike - I am curious about the word "worth". The measurement of value. What are you using to measure? I guess your answer would be a jury? What do they use to measure? My point is that you cant use an...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | February 16, 2011 9:47 AMSt. Cloud, MN

• If a case is worth 750,000 it can be worth more. So either there is no fear and there is no reason for the cap or you are truly harming a person or family with horrific damages. Not a thing would ...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 15, 2011 9:50 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• wow - 750k is not large enough for a cap on nursing home cases? Is there such a number that is enough? These cases are about patients rights more than malpractice. Yes another sunrise for the residen...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  james O'Hare RPLU AIC AIS | February 14, 2011 11:25 AMSt. Cloud, MN

• Thanks for the comment Micheal.

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 13, 2011 7:33 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• Mohammad, There is really no relationship between caps and doctors' malpractice premiums nor is there a relationship between caps and the number of doctors practicing in a state. Minnesota has neve...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Michael End | February 13, 2011 7:04 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• Since it would involve "strong tort reform", I hope to never see it. Thanks for the follow up comment.

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mike Bryant | February 13, 2011 6:59 PMSt. Cloud, MN

• You make a good point. Doctors DO make a lot of money off defensive medicine. It is an interesting question to ask, if there was strong tort reform, would physicians still practice defensively and dr...

  Wisconsin Going in the Wrong Direction With Tort Reform

  Mohammad | February 13, 2011 2:06 PMSt. Cloud, MN