The Irony of Tort Reform
Seems that the Tort Reformers suddenly believe in the right to file a lawsuit when it is regarding their own injury…..when they are the victims….
It brings to mind the word “hypocritical.” Hypocritical to criticize the judicial system and those who, as victims, file lawsuits with merit, and then to turn around and file a lawsuit yourself. Maybe it is do as I say, and not as I do time?
Lawsuit Happy Tort Reformers? Who knew?
Senator Trent Lott’s insurance was denied when his home was destroyed by hurricane Katrina, and so the Senator filed suit. By filing suit the Senator was able to settle his lawsuit against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. for refusing to cover the Katrina damage to his Gulf Coast home. In the past this Senator has publicly called for limits on lawsuits; perhaps his own experience has changed him?
U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Hudson Institute fellow, and very big Tort Reformer Proponent, Robert Bork, has filed his own civil slip-&-fall lawsuit against the Yale Club, and is seeking $1 million in damages for injuries that he sustained from a fall at Yale last year, and interestingly enough, this tort reform advocate actually wants punitive damages!
As the New York Times stated so eloquently in an article:
“Since we believe in the tort system, when properly used, all we would ask is whether Mr. Bork’s unfortunate experience at the Yale Club has led him to re-evaluate any of the harsh things he has said in the past about injured people, much like himself, who simply wanted their day in Court.”