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Combating Frivolous Lawsuits

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    Attorney Arthur Aidala argues the benefits of the law profession and how it can be reformed.

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In the might take segment yesterday I went on a rant about blitz the US -- the maker of those -- red gas cans.

Getting pushed out of business by lawsuits.

Is this just it's yeah.

-- gas can manufacture really be held responsible for -- unauthorized use of its product.

And the foolishness.

Some consumers I think not in fact.

I think lawyers call the principal source all injustice.

In America today to -- welcome.

Also a dollar was literally in the whole -- listening honey stormed into our studio during the break to yell at me.

-- -- time to hear him about yesterday you didn't hear hear announce that we bring him back again today also welcome back that's justice you don't really an opportunity to speak up just disregard -- -- -- -- your show you and thank you very much -- and lasting effect throughout Europe criminal defense -- yes I've got so I'm gonna take on the personal injury lawyers in the medical malpractice lawyers that's who I'm getting -- -- Now I want you to tell me the justice wet company he's put out of business a 117 jobs lost.

Because -- with some foolish consumers uses that product in an unauthorized.

Fashion.

Their out of business the lawyers -- with a ton of money show me the justice.

OK so.

There are people individuals citizens like all of us who were injured.

The -- only one piece of these big puzzle.

Here's a judge -- -- jurors who come down the -- citizens they're the ones who are making the ultimate decisions.

Well the only people who are you doing in bringing it into the system the jurors couldn't say exactly.

-- you -- you Jerry you would say that's baloney mr.

attorney.

That your client misuse the product and shouldn't get it -- -- -- -- -- I'll tell you how come this company went out of business -- three lawyers find it filed a total of so I think lawsuits against that company they ganged up.

They force the enormous legal cost on the company which they could not bad.

That's why they went out of business it's not a question we just should the joke in that -- back -- the I don't know.

It's a capitalist Michael Wolf pack who deliberately went after a company put them out of justice and use I've not -- -- -- -- just.

It is okay.

The same way.

And I'm not.

Being -- the same way you are held through certain ethical standards in your profession and your excellent what you do.

There are other people -- your profession -- are not that's the nicest way to say it.

If the same -- and legal profession.

You may be right and I'm not -- -- -- in this particular case with these particular lawyers and that's what they did -- that's despicable but we.

I have to look your statement -- -- it -- -- run the ball hard to do you studio like -- nut -- and lawyers for the cause of injustice.

I mean that's a pretty walk I -- myth you throwing out there there are -- -- -- -- world.

There are plenty of lawyers who highlight the fact -- companies do cut corners in product liability cases where they don't mind that there are safety precautions OK then people get genuinely hurt so would you agree with the English rule which is lose -- -- -- I don't know -- -- my attorney friends will be thrilled with the is what I personally would I would.

-- only lawyer Eric Sevareid and agrees with that idea by the way that -- it.

If -- no frivolous lawsuits because if you bring one you have to pay all gently to the deficit.

I come from the criminal justice background which kind of the works that way to some degree or another.

The loser pays -- the DA scream at the prosecutor for losing the case.

Or your heart breaks -- now.

Yeah.

But aren't you aren't you understand that there's reform needed so much so that says associated Texas passed loser pays and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rick Perry rallied.

-- that it's not a perfect system I agree with you that -- mean I do not agree with a host of -- -- Lure another -- of -- -- you won't.

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