Sen. Santorum's wife wins lawsuit - What about Tort reform??

[wyldwolf]

Tort reform??

WASHINGTON -- A Virginia jury last night awarded the wife of Sen. Rick Santorum $350,000 in damages after she charged in a lawsuit that a Virginia chiropracter's negligence caused her permanent back pain.

http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/19991211rick2.asp

I'm sure Sen. Santorum advised his wife not to pursue such frivolity.

[deadparrot]

1. Well, as long as it wasn't frivolous or anything. nt

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

2. Now maybe the Santorums can pay back

their PA school district for the schooling in they have stolen.

DBDB

[spooky3]

3. how about a $35 cap on those damages?

[rzemanfl]

4. Isn't back pain what you see a chiropractor for? n/t

[napi21]

5. Ooooo Goody! More famaging evidence against him for 2008!

I don't know if the loser is going to appeal of not, but this is yet another tidbit against dear old Ricky and his potential run for Pres in 2008!

Keep a list folks, we're gonna need it!

[rzemanfl]

6. There is a bright spot in this. Think of her saying to him "not

tonight honey, I have a backache."

[cap]

7. good thing she got it in

before the law took effect... :)

[rodeodance]

8. I think it was the 6 children she bore that prob. caused a lot of the

back pain.

[Vickers]

10. Then she should sue her Ob/Gyn?

:shrug:

[OneTwentyoNine]

9. **HYPOCRISY ALERT** .....Bump.......

The neo-con mantra--Do as we say,not as we do.

[rodeodance]

11. unfortuately you are riight ON!!

[PA Democrat]

12. More ethically questionable behavior by Santorum-

How about the way he managed to funnel campaign contributions into his personal bank account by getting his campaign's ad agency to hire the one and the same wifey-poo as a $4,000 a month "consultant".

Wow! What a lady! She home schools all 6 of their children (with a little illegally attained financial help from Penn Hills School District) and also manages a consulting job! Oh, but wait, the company can't think of a single new client she steered their way. Sounds clearly UNETHICAL to me.

http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/ce/Uus-santorum.RDvb_DSA.html

[PA Democrat]

13. A couple of other tidbits of info related to this case

First, the judge reduced the award to $175,000 citing "undue sympathy" elicited by the Santorums related to his position as a US senator.

And second, the Santorums petitioned the court to have all records related to the case sealed. I guess when you're a sanctimonious right wing hypocrite, your first instinct is to try to hide the evidence of your hypocrisy.