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On Mar 3, 10:56 am, Stefan wrote:
Admittedly I don't know much about the US legal system. But to my knowledge, sentences are still made by judges and juries, not by attorneys. So blame the judges, juries and maybe the legal system, but not the attorneay who just try to make the "best" of it. Stephan, you have a point... The blame does fall onto the shoulder of the courts (especially the Supreme Court) and the congress which has failed to keep the playing field level... denny |
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"Denny" wrote
Stephan, you have a point... The blame does fall onto the shoulder of the courts (especially the Supreme Court) and the congress which has failed to keep the playing field level... At the end of the day the blame falls on the plaintiffs, who are willing to ignore everything they know about what is fair and just, all in the pursuit of a fast buck. Lawyers can do nothing without clients. BDS |
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BDS schrieb:
At the end of the day the blame falls on the plaintiffs, who are willing to ignore everything they know about what is fair and just, all in the pursuit of a fast buck. If it wouldn't be rewarded, this behaviour would stop pretty fast. |
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![]() "Denny" wrote in message ps.com... : : Did anybody see the interview of the lawyer representing Anna Nicole Smith's : mother and how he bilked Dow Corning on the breast implant deal? He made : millions, Dow Corning went broke, then the FDA said that the implants were : indeed safe after all. Scum. : Jim : : I will not hijack this thread by going on to the Dow tragedy - but I : will comment that the plant that made them is near my office and a : number of the people (now unemployed) who actually made the implants : came to me and asked my opinion.. As a result I dove into the : literature and it was crystal clear to me that all the clinical trials : did not show any problems from the immune system being exposed to : silicone.. Time and further studies have ony reinforced those : findings... Just another notch in the gunbelt our unsane legal : system... : denny : So....now those ex-employees should sue them back? ;-0 |
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:25:28 GMT, "BDS" wrote:
"Denny" wrote Stephan, you have a point... The blame does fall onto the shoulder of the courts (especially the Supreme Court) and the congress which has failed to keep the playing field level... At the end of the day the blame falls on the plaintiffs, who are willing to ignore everything they know about what is fair and just, all in the pursuit of a fast buck. In the end, the blame falls on the jurors and the voters. Don Virginia - the only State with a flag rated "R" for partial nudity and graphic violence. |
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"Don Tabor" wrote
At the end of the day the blame falls on the plaintiffs, who are willing to ignore everything they know about what is fair and just, all in the pursuit of a fast buck. In the end, the blame falls on the jurors and the voters. While the jurors are certainly at least partially responsible, there would be no case without a plaintiff. It all starts with a plaintiff who is willing to throw away everything they know about responsibility, morals, and honesty so they can get some easy money. Consider that many of these cases never make it to court. Defendants frequently pay the "extortion" money because it is cheaper than actually defending the case. In each and every one of these situations it takes a plaintiff who is morally corrupt, and only interested in easy money, to start the ball rolling. BDS |
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
Personally, I think FLARM is a dead end, since it is a niche solution not endorsed by any ATC authority and S mode, TCAS and ultimately ADS-B do exactly the same thing, will become viable in gliders and integrate into what the ATCs of the world have in mind. Which, in turn, will lead to a market size capable of financing certification for onboard units. Hi Thomas, I am not sure about Flarm being a dead end. S mode and TCAS do not solve the problem with fixed obstacle like a cable or an antenna. Therefore S mode or TCAS is not a complete substitute of Flarm. In the data base of the European alpine obstacles more than 54000 objects are saved. If we talk about powered flying obstacles it would be really great to have a small, affordable TCAS consuming far less power than today's units. But how many years will it take? I definitely prefer a affordable unit that is now available and helps to safe lives now not in a yet unknown future. But: The spread of FLARM units in Europe still is impressive. But it is not only Europe! Have a look at Australia and an Namibia/South Africa. There is even a compatible product manufactured in Australia (OzFlarm). Overall their are about 6000 units (Flarm and compatible products) in use. Bear NB Swiss insurance companies supported the development of Flarm. Swiss insurance companies are well know to be able to judge were they get a benefit. They apparently came to the conclusion that Flarm decreases the damage frequency. |
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:24:09 +0100, Bear wrote in
: S mode and TCAS do not solve the problem with fixed obstacle like a cable or an antenna. If S Mode beacons provide Lat., Lon., and Altitude data, it would seem there may be sufficient information to deal with the issue of fixed obstacle avoidance. |
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:24:09 +0100, Bear wrote in
: S mode and TCAS do not solve the problem with fixed obstacle like a cable or an antenna. If S Mode beacons provide Lat., Lon., and Altitude data, it would seem there may be sufficient information to deal with the issue of fixed obstacle avoidance, provided, of course, that the obstacle database is up to date and accurate. |
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RE Merck taking cases to court -- the same thing happened up at Yale
Med. For a long time their liability insurer would settle nearly anything. They changed that, self insured, and began defending -- turns out there's a lot (make that a LOT) of cost associated with bringing a claim, so whoever was suing had to make an important investment, and the lawyers, working on contingency, began to lose. Yale's payouts and losses have gone way down since then (at least by half, if I remember correctly.) The idea was, those 'nickle and dime' -- (hundreds of thousands of dollar) settlements had added up, and forcing them to court put a stop to many of them. The insrurance companies, if you think about it for a bit, have little to gain by ligating smaller claims. Premiums are adjusted to cover their 'losses'. On the other hand, if one self insures, as Yale had been doing (and yes they have big ticket blanket converage as well) a buck saved in payouts is a buck saved. The other thing these cases have brought forward is the awful 'rent an expert' business. There are MDs around who are willing to testify at the drop of a fee. Many are now discredited -- if their CV of failed cases is brought to the attention of the jury they find it takes more than the degree and a goatee to earn respect. Someone said it's the 98% of the lawyers who give the others a bad name. The real precentage isn't nearly that high, what needs damning is the legal system the offers incentives for many of these lawsuits. On Mar 3, 12:30 pm, Nomen Nescio wrote: --EGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: "Viperdoc" It doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not. The lawyers for Cirrus will settle rather than enter into a protracted and even more expensive court case. The lawyers for Cory Lidle will win. I gotta admire Merck for being willing to take each and every Vioxx case to court. As long as companies are willing to settle these cases "out of court", they will continue to be a good source of income for lawyers. Merck, at least, has stood up to the plate and said "If you want some money, you're gonna have to work for it" But I do agree with others that we need a "loser pays" system. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: N/A iQCVAwUBRem2VZMoscYxZNI5AQFEBAP8CT9QNjr4L35bloxdom zzAy0Aqz46TWXm oIo3lJzEJ/+/EV3xoD5A7cRVSzaGx7/zFY78cXyl5Fo4afqXTHHDWY/e/isTJwDM fS5FyBwGgQd7FlkUpUlJtxowF4EvVAEBKmxKVjer3JTO7GjNL+ BiU9wSYD9UxD00 5pND+pSRip4= =bD8K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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