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Bill: AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo
Status[?]: passed
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: June 2599
Description[?]:
| Lawyers and clients have the ability to make ridiculous claims and huge amounts of money off of such claims. There should be a cap on these lawsuits, so that a spill of hot coffee doesn't have the potential of making more money than a real, dangerous malpractice suit. Also, it helps keep doctors safe, and malpractice insurance cheaper. OOC: Moving this to a vote before the election... Will make the details later in an RP bill. |
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 no 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 | 18:57:26, June 28, 2008 CET | From |  Sekowan Independent Party | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | OOC: While it would reduce cost for malpractice insurance, there is also one safeguard that you're forgetting (and the laws don't really mention). Judges set the settlements, at least in the court system I'm familiar with. So long as judges don't give a person 10 billion SEK for a cup of spilled coffee, this isn't really a problem...though I do see your point. To a point, I agree, but I have reservations against this being set too low. And how far is too low? It should be a case-by-case decision, which we as lawmakers can't really do. However, judges who are there in person, are more capable of making those decisions. |
| Date | 19:11:29, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | I could go for this. |
| Date | 19:30:59, June 28, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | We support. |
| Date | 20:54:40, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | We are open to suggestions regarding which situations should have fines, for example, injuries should be different than libel, and minor from major. However, being unfamiliar with the economic system precisely, all I can offer is a USD equivalent, without any suggestions. |
| Date | 21:03:01, June 28, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | OOC: Just use the USD, it's more or less what our common Dovani currency is supposed to be tied to, and I've gotten tired of the complaining by other people to the point where I could car eless what they think. |
| Date | 21:03:49, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Anti-Federalists of Free Sekowo | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | Ok. I'll tweak accordingly. |
| Date | 08:52:26, June 29, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the AFFS 023.2598 Lawsuit Reform |
| Message | Support, so long as limits are placed very high. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 463 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 65 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
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