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		<title>Who should be Responsible for Asbestos Lawsuits?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The once lucrative field of asbestos lawsuits may not be as much of a moneymaker anymore.  To jury verdicts in the Jefferson County court system against two famous law firms may be signaling the end to the asbestos lawsuit industry.  Now of course by calling it an industry I mean just that.  Many lawyers and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The once lucrative field of asbestos lawsuits may not be as much of a moneymaker anymore.  To jury verdicts in the Jefferson County court system against two famous law firms may be signaling the end to the asbestos lawsuit industry.  Now of course by calling it an industry I mean just that.  Many lawyers and law firms have made it their primary topic of lawsuit.  Many law firms have even taken the time to advertise their firms as specializing in asbestos cases.In mid-July of last year, the case against Exxon Mobil found that the company was not liable in the cancerous death of Joyce Myers. As you remember from the 2004 presidential campaign, frivolous asbestos lawsuits were topic at issue during the campaign, primarily the cost of these lawsuits to the American people and their effect on medical liability insurance. As the above-mentioned case confirms, the ones &#8220;done deal&#8221; is not so set in stone.  With many more examples such as this, in many different medical liability cases, juries are starting to have less sympathy for plaintiffs in more of an understanding of what constitutes liability.  One would only hope that as jurors use their common sense more than their emotional reactions, that they will start bringing an end to this sue happy society. It is ironic that legal action can be taken by an individual against the company who was operating legally.  One such example is General Electric.  The government mandates that they cleaned up PCBs that were dumped in many northeastern rivers.  At first your emotional reaction would tell you that they should.  However, the legal system is based on responsibility.  Who was responsible for the wrong that was done?  Who acted irresponsibly?  In the case of General Electric, for the most part they were acting with government approval, and in some cases with government permit. </p>
<p>As I said before, who is responsible? Who acted irresponsibly?</p>
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		<title>Why the primary battle is good for America?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Democrats complain about the way the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barrak Obama is hurting the party.  Meanwhile, Republicans enjoy watching the two leading Democratic candidates for president fight it out.  Talking heads on all sides asked what is this fight doing to the Democratic Party.  One thing I have not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many Democrats complain about the way the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barrak Obama is hurting the party.  Meanwhile, Republicans enjoy watching the two leading Democratic candidates for president fight it out.  Talking heads on all sides asked what is this fight doing to the Democratic Party.  One thing I have not heard people ask is what is this doing to America.</p>
<p>So I&#8217;ll ask the question.  Is this primary battle good for America?  I think I&#8217;ve come up with the answer.  If I asked you a year ago what a super delegate was, your answer would probably be a superhero.  If I asked you how the Democratic primary process work, you have no idea.  Now, with this primary battle in full swing, Americans have no choice but to learn about our democratic process.  I can&#8217;t help but notice how people who were once oblivious to the political process are finally starting to get involved.  People are starting to learn about what it is that drives our democratic process.  And in some cases we are liking what we see, and in other cases we are not liking it at all.  But either way the influx of information can only do good for the process and bring positive change.</p>
<p>One thing I&#8217;ve heard from some registered Democrats is how the Democratic party primary process favors political insiders.  Yet father registered Democrats defend the super delegate process saying that it allows a buffer between the people and the nominee.  There are questions that must be raised.  What will happen if one candidate wins the popular vote but loses the delegate count?  Will there be a long drawnout legal battle equal to that during the 2000 presidential elections?</p>
<p>Unlike the 2004 elections, there are no incumbents with long records of achievements or failures.  Although all three candidates are senators, none of them have been president before.  None of them filled an executive role before.  And only one of them, John McCain, has ever served in the military.  It is interesting to see how three relative novices in comparison to the enormous task of the presidency, will prove to the American people that they are the least among the inexperienced.  Because in the end that is what it comes down to.  We more often have to choose the least among the inexperienced.</p>
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