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Solutions
1) Empower juries to make defendants "whole" if they deem them
to be victims of meritless lawsuits.
2) Allow defendants to insist on mediation before
going to trial.
3) Disallow, whenever possible, junk lawsuits,
including:
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A) Lawsuits from people injured while they were intoxicated;
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B) Lawsuits from people injured while they were committing
a crime; and,
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C) Unreasonable lawsuits from prisoners claiming a "deprivation"
of their rights.
4) Develop reasonable standards for awarding
punitive damages.
5) Enact pure, no-fault auto insurance without
thresholds.
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