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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
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Subject: Re: Liability Lawsuits Getting Out of Hand
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Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 03:59:42 EDT
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I think there should
> be three possible verdicts in these cases:  "suee guilty;
> pay up", "suee not guilty, no compensation"  and "trial was
> incredible waste of time and money for all involved, suer pay
> suee and government large amounts of money."  
> 	marie desjardins park


Sure, there's already such a thing as distribution of court costs,
and they can be assigned entirely to plaintiff.  This does not
compensate defendant for expenses and anxiety, but there's also
such a thing as a countersuit.
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            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 
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