Ohio Supremes’ Ruling Good for Bad Bills, Bad for Good Juries

Tort Reform by shell game: "The best Republican Supreme Court money can buy delivered another blow to Ohio’s jury system Thursday when it upheld as constitutional a punitive bill rammed through a Republican General Assembly that imposed arbitrary and low limits on damages in personal injury lawsuits.Two dissenting judges said the ruling substitutes judgment by the legislature for judgment by jury and gives the legislature, through its power to cap noneconomic damages, the power to actually eliminate the caps.
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  1. #1    NOW, CITIZENS, DO YOU LIKE THAT RULING OR DO YOU WANT TO VOTE OUT THE GOP SLIME WHO VOTED FOR IT JUST TO TRY TO SCREW YOU - AGAIN?! Clearly, the Legislature GOP FOLKS need to EXPERIENCE A MAJOR CULLING FOR THEIR ARROGANCE & STUPIDITY!

    BUT THE QUESTION IS - AS ALWAYS - ARE THE DAMN CITIZENS EVEN AWAKE TO CARE?!
    HECK NO, THEIR AT THE DAMN MALL STUFFING THEIR FACES...
    written by MotherJones since 979 days 6 minutesMotherJones
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