Detail Closing the Lottery; Tort Reform   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8763 (Dec. 2011), page 39. Topik: Political Campaigns; State Laws; Litigation; Legal Reform Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.69 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel In his floundering campaign for president, Rick Perry has at least brought one topic into prominence: tort reform. In June the governor of Texas signed a "loser pays" tort law, intended to discourage slight or frivolous lawsuits by making losers pay the winners' legal costs. Conservatives are eager to support it. The right has maintained for decades that America's legal culture smothers small businesses, doctors and innovators. Too bad, then, that the Texas law is timid. "Loser pays" is the norm in many countries, including England, Canada and Germany. But there, "loser pays" is the rule in most torts. The Texas bill awards legal costs only for suits "that have no basis in law or in fact" and are dismissed before any evidence is gathered. Most competent lawyers can write a complaint that clears this bar. Even the Texas trial-lawyers' association eventually endorsed Mr Perry's law. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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