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Bill: Sanity in damages awards.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Adam Smith Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2093
Description[?]:
| While it is recognised that financial penalties are effective deterrants to some forms of crime, it should also be recognised that excessive and unjustified awards of damages not only cause ireperable harm to our economy, but also are the cause of many unsubstantiated claims for damages. Taking this into consideration we propose that any claim for damages be limited to the total of: Recovery of legal costs plus Recovery of lost income plus Restitution of other proven financial losses plus a maximum of 6 times the plaintiff's average mothly income over the previous 12 months in punitive damages. Where the plaintiff is a corporation or association, this punitive value shall not exceed 6 times the average national monthly income per capita. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:55:30, August 08, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | We were ready to support it until we read the last line. |
| Date | 16:42:54, August 08, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | How do you suggest that any corporate plaintiff be limited then CNT? |
| Date | 04:37:42, August 09, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | 6 times the mean income of the top 20% of income earners. |
| Date | 05:39:55, August 09, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | why? |
| Date | 16:58:13, August 09, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | It specifies the national average, what word of national and average do you not understand? |
| Date | 00:30:26, August 10, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | Perhaps the word "mothly" is troubling some people. |
| Date | 00:36:44, August 10, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | As the law stands: "malpractice suits may be brought against doctors only if death occurs". Corporations and associations cannot die. |
| Date | 01:21:35, August 10, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | The terms of the law specify only tort, not specifically medical tort. Corporations and associations can suffer financial loss through the illegal actions of others. As such they can be victims in tort and seek recompense in law. (It can be that the person who drafted these law options, did not understand the vocabulary they chose to use.) |
| Date | 14:03:59, August 10, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | ((IT does make this game rather pointless if players simply vote without any comment when a new issue is brought forward. Thank you people for the clear explanation as to why you have voted as you have.)) |
| Date | 06:44:54, August 13, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Sanity in damages awards. |
| Message | 3 parties in favor(plus one with 0 seats), 4 against...Seat numbers are far too close to matter... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 216 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 234 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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