Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The tort reform movement’s failure to launch2

By: John Anthony Concepcion
The law on torts is there for a reason. It helps prevent the introduction of faulty and unsafe products in the market. It makes medical practitioners more careful. It protects the interest of those aggrieved and works as an equalizer since an impoverished victim can go after the biggest company that had been negligent in checking its products before it released them to the public. It levels the battlefield even for the handicapped.

It is like saying that the city government itself should not indemnify the person who was hit by a government employee driving a Los Angeles-owned vehicle.

Overall, it all boils down to a debate on interest. The real question is who stands to benefit from all this tort reforms being advocated? In whose interest are all these proposed changes for?

The answers are readily apparent from the proposals themselves. Moreover, it counters the basic legal maxim that the law should always favor those who have less in life.

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