Comments on: Thomas Geoghegan http://literago.org/calendar-listings/thomas-geoghegan/ Literate Chicago Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:54:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Eugenia http://literago.org/calendar-listings/thomas-geoghegan/#comment-70 Eugenia Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:28:31 +0000 http://literago.org/blog/2008/uncategorized/thomas-geoghegan/#comment-70 Thanks, Sadie. It's rare to make a flip comment and get a very informative response in return. Appreciate it! Thanks, Sadie. It’s rare to make a flip comment and get a very informative response in return. Appreciate it!

]]> By: Sadie Pfannkuche http://literago.org/calendar-listings/thomas-geoghegan/#comment-69 Sadie Pfannkuche Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:21:41 +0000 http://literago.org/blog/2008/uncategorized/thomas-geoghegan/#comment-69 I assume the reason that the right is being held responsible for the amount of lawsuits is because they allowed corporations to operate with carte blanche. The McDonalds law suit is a good example- McDonalds KNEW their coffee was too hot. They just didn't care. The elderly woman suffered second degree burns and she was only suing for expenses incurred-not damages. The exceptionally large judgement came about due to the negligence of McDonalds-essentially they were being punished because they knew there was a problem but they ignored it. Remember the Pinto? The Ford Co. knew that the car would explode on impact but decided it was cheaper to go to court when the accidents started to occur than to fix it. In a society where corporations were willing or forced to be responsible, there would be no need for the tyep of lawsuits that occur on a regular basis currently. Or so I assume that's the logic. And I gotta agree with him. I assume the reason that the right is being held responsible for the amount of lawsuits is because they allowed corporations to operate with carte blanche. The McDonalds law suit is a good example- McDonalds KNEW their coffee was too hot. They just didn’t care. The elderly woman suffered second degree burns and she was only suing for expenses incurred-not damages. The exceptionally large judgement came about due to the negligence of McDonalds-essentially they were being punished because they knew there was a problem but they ignored it. Remember the Pinto? The Ford Co. knew that the car would explode on impact but decided it was cheaper to go to court when the accidents started to occur than to fix it. In a society where corporations were willing or forced to be responsible, there would be no need for the tyep of lawsuits that occur on a regular basis currently.

Or so I assume that’s the logic. And I gotta agree with him.

]]>