Sometimes Judges get it right...

Take that you "vexatious litigant"

from JoeUser Forums
Wesley Pruden, Editior and Chief of The Washington Times had these words in his column today (12-14-2004) (follow link here for current column: http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/pruden.htm)
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Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
While I think the handrails ought to be fixed . . . hooray that one judge has his head screwed on correctly! I can't believe the guy's made a living off of lawsuits. THAT is what's wrong with America's legal system. Sue for change, maybe, but not for a living. Eeeeeediot.

-A.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh, and I love that the guy's lawyer has to do homework about why he shouldn't be sanctioned. That just makes my day: Lawyers working without pay.

-A.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Go, judge, go.

The handrails need to be fixed for sure, but
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice (or three times) shame on me."
Reply #5 from PolMach Forums Top
While I think the handrails ought to be fixed . . . hooray that one judge has his head screwed on correctly! I can't believe the guy's made a living off of lawsuits. THAT is what's wrong with America's legal system. Sue for change, maybe, but not for a living. Eeeeeediot.


This guy isn't suing for money, he's suing to pay the world back for his disability. The judge was right to smack his ass down.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
This problem can be easily resolved if oposing council starts seeking to impose Rule 11 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 11 allows defendants of civil suits to have a case dismissed because the plaintiff and his/her lawyer filed a frivolous law suit. If the judge rules that the complaint was frivolous...both the lawyer who filed the suit and the defendant get fined. The lawyer can get into deep crap if he does this so many odd times. It is a very old rule but one that needs to be brought back into play. We don't need tort reform, we need the existing rules regarding tort law to be enforced.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wish Rule 11 was actually used. As it is, there is almost no deterrent to filing a claim, no matter how frivolous. And tort reform would become instantly moot if we adopted a "loser pays" system. Unfortunately, the plaintiff bar would pour millions into preventing the adoption of a common sense rule like that.

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