Trial Lawyers' Motto

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Captain Obama Throws Trial Lawyer Ghouls a Bone

The economy is so bad that Obama had to throw the trial lawyers a body or two. The commander-in-thief wanted to make sure that these ghouls, who are prominent donors to the Democratic Party, had a ship that would crash onto the promontory; giving them fresh bodies to plunder:

President Obama's American Jobs Act, which he presented to Congress on Monday, would make it illegal for employers to run advertisements saying that they will not consider unemployed workers, or to refuse to consider or hire people because they are unemployed.

The proposed language is found in a section of the bill titled "Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of an Individual's Status as Unemployed." That section would also make it illegal for employers to request that employment agencies take into account a person's unemployed status.

It would also allow aggrieved job-seekers to seek damages if they have been discriminated against. This provision in particular prompted Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) to argue that Obama's proposal is aimed at creating a new, special class of people who can sue companies.

“So if you're unemployed, and you go to apply for a job and you're not hired for that job, see a lawyer," Gohmert said on the House floor. "You might be able to file a claim because you got discriminated against because you're unemployed."

He said this provision would only discourage companies from interviewing unemployed candidates, and would "help trial lawyers who are not having enough work," since there are about 14 million unemployed Americans.

Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/181323-obamas-jobs-plan-would-make-it-illegal-to-discriminate-against-the-unemployed

North Carolina Democrats Crying Over Election Losses

North Carolina Democrats are sucking their thumbs over the shellacking they received this past election. Former state Senator Margaret Dickson isn’t taking her spanking lightly. She and a number of other progressives are throwing their ass over television campaign ads that were given at a discount rate to their opponents.


When a Republican loses he licks his wounds and moves on. When a Democrat loses, he hires a lawyer:

John Wallace, who represents Dickson, said he also represents two other Democratic incumbents who lost in November: former state Sen. Joe Sam Queen of Waynesville, who lost to Republican Ralph Hise Jr. of Spruce Pine for the 47th District in western North Carolina; and former state Sen. Don Davis of Snow Hill, who lost to Louis Pate of Mount Olive for the 5th District in the Greenville area


The lawsuit says that when American Media bought the advertising time from local TV stations, the stations were told that the ads were for the candidates. The suit says the stations have a practice of providing cheaper rates to candidates than they do for organizations such as the Executive Committee, so the committee likely got a 20 percent to 50 percent discount on the airtime.


Wallace said that when the Stand By Your Ad law is broken, the statute says that the opponent's legal remedy is to sue. The opponent can collect up to triple damages. It's not clear how much money Dickson and the other candidates would be entitled to should they win.

Margaret Dickson may have an axe to grind against her opponent Wesley Meredith. Some thought that an ad portrayed her as a prostitute. I guess there is more than one way a prostitute can make money.

Source: http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/02/02/1068160?sac=Home

North Carolina Lawmakers Address Tort Reform

North Carolina lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would address medical malpractice lawsuits. Tort reform has always been talked about in Raleigh, but the Democrats held the majority and they are beholden to the trial lawyers. Now there is a new sheriff in town, and the Republicans have decided to put this issue on the front burner:


Too many doctors have to pay expensive malpractice insurance and end up running too many tests of patients to protect themselves from litigation, said Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, one of the Senate bill's chief sponsors. Both trends lead to higher health care costs and insurance premium costs for businesses, and could be pushing some physicians out of business altogether, he said

Physicians are praising the new Republican majority for taking a stand against rapacious trial lawyers:

The North Carolina Medical Society, which represents 12,000 licensed physicians, or about 70 percent of the state's practicing doctors, praised the Legislature for being willing to take up medical liability issues. While the malpractice insurance market is stable right now, the premiums remain high, said Bob Seligson, the society's executive vice president and chief executive.

If you listen closely, I believe you can hear the famous North Carolina trial lawyer, John Edwards channeling his diminishing cash cow.

Source: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110201/APN/1102011942?p=2&tc=pg