POLS 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tort Reform, Punitive Damages, Pro Bono
15 Nov 2016
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The courts in the us have a more developed system. People with very little say over political processes can go to court on an. They give individuals a way to hold wrong doers accountable. He points out what"s wrong with tort reform make it harder for individuals to sue or recover a substantial amount caps on damages. Buffalo creek case: the process by which a law suit is filed and tried, complex body of formal rules by which the courts facilitate the resolution of civil disputes and conduct trials. About who can sue whom and how they do it. What was the process like: the citizens began by forming a committee, meet as their local gas station. Charlie cowan is the chairman: they are united that pittston is at fault. They did not believe it was an act of god : the citizens contact harry huge at arnold and porter (d. c firm) Stern (an employee) becomes a lead lawyer.
