tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post113259521657448366..comments2023-08-20T03:23:09.428-05:00Comments on At the Twilight's Last Gleaming: Sigh... Another day, another hot coffee lawsuitTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-1132690768760460102005-11-22T14:19:00.000-06:002005-11-22T14:19:00.000-06:00Not being familiar with that system, I'm wondering...Not being familiar with that system, I'm wondering: Has the fact that punitive damages go to the state instead of to the plaintiff affected the amount typically awarded by the juries? Is there any way for the state to influence the amount awarded as punitive damages (thus creating another revenue source for the state)?<BR/><BR/>Another idea I'd like to see tried out here is the concept of "loser pays" in civil litigation.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196737077210254855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-1132689769215989672005-11-22T14:02:00.000-06:002005-11-22T14:02:00.000-06:00Apparently, some European countries, such as Franc...Apparently, some European countries, such as France, solve the problem of frivolous lawsuits by giving the plantiff only compensatory damages. Any punitive damages go to the state instead of the plaintiff.<BR/><BR/>Thus, a large company *still* has significant disincentive to hurt people, because they risk punitive damages, just as before. If someone causes someone else harm, the latter can still obtain redress in the amount of the actual damage or losses that they suffered. However, there is no "lottery" system in which someone out to abuse the system can make tens of millions of dollars in suing someone just because a jury feels that the defendent needs to be punished harshly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201855.post-1132602521921165362005-11-21T13:48:00.000-06:002005-11-21T13:48:00.000-06:00I'm waiting for the first "I got frostbite from a ...I'm waiting for the first "I got frostbite from a Starbucks Frappuccino" lawsuit.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116372272883410329noreply@blogger.com