Burka Blog: Texas Monthly
In this blog about Perry's changes to the justice system concerning frivolous cases, I think most of the ideas are good. There have been many cases in the past few years that are simply just silly. All they have done is waste time and money. I can agree with Perry on possibly making these new laws so that we don't have any just plain silly cases and wasting time. His laws will make people think twice before they decide to sue someone. A great example of this is when Stella Liebeck spilled a hot cup of coffee on herself thus trying to sue McDonald's for her own mistake. This is a little ridiculous when you try to sue someone for something no one else did but yourself.
Perry makes four great points about the new changes. The first one being "Loser Pays for Frivolous Lawsuits." I can agree with this because it simply says it in the title if it is a frivolous case then the "plaintiff should be required to pay the defendant's attorney fees" because of the fact that they would be wasting the persons money. The second one being "Early Dismissal for Frivolous Lawsuits." I think this is Perry's strongest point. This would save everyone a lot of time and money if the judge decides it is over before it even begins. Some cases are more important and this time could be used on these cases. The third one saying "Legislature Determines New Causes of Action." I'm agreeing with "Burka Blog" that I don't really know if judges cause more than needed, but this could help in some cases. The last point that Perry has is "Increase Access to Courts for Legitimate Claims." This is completely true because of some people with legitimate claims have long cases which cause their costs to skyrocket.
Perry has four great points that should be changed to laws that way every thing is played for fair in the court system.
