What is really being said
I read with interest the seven questions that vex the state, by Maylon Rice.
I think this is quite interesting, and helpful, as we find the legal gobbledygook hard to understand. Recently I spoke with a lawyer, and he stated basically what Maylon Rice said, but he explained that you should check this out carefully.
Should your child, or spouse, of someone get run over by a drunk driver, the most you could ever try to get out of a law suit is $250,000. Is your child only worth that?
Now, these lawyers who say, "I got my client $1 million for their injuries," will not be there ever again. It will only be a quarter of $1 million that they can get.
Suppose a doctor does something wrong to a patient, you can't sue them for more than that amount, and if a person is crippled for life, the only thing they can get is that amount.
If a lawyer is hired by you, he is probably worth his hire, and he deserves some money. I am sure there are negligent things that happen, and think, "If that was my child killed, would I want to settle for $250,000 ?"
Voting against everything that sounds "iffy" has always been my idea. This sounds real "iffy" to me.
Editorial on 10/26/2016