Bma1500 t1_jdxpk5r wrote
Reply to comment by KaiDaiz in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
Grieving families act was a horribly written bill and deserved to fail. It literally let anyone and their mother come out of nowhere and claim the death of their long lost aunt has irreparably harmed them and each of them deserve millions. It didn’t even have a cap on damages.
It would make every business operating in New York uninsurable for no reason.
KaiDaiz t1_jdynlc3 wrote
Yes bc every business carries the same risks causing untimely death to others. We aren't talking about suing any random innocent business for no reason....we are talking about a specific entities that caused the unjust death of someone
Bma1500 t1_jdz0fh9 wrote
We already have statues that compensate families for wrongful death. It’s a horribly written law that would let random cousins, uncles, nephews sue without limitation. And would dramatically increase the costs of litigation for every lawsuit, no matter how frivolous. We’re suddenly going to monetize grief for extended family when someone dies? The only people that would get rich from this are plaintiff’s attorneys.
Who is asking for this exactly?
KaiDaiz t1_je01wwc wrote
>We already have statues that compensate families for wrongful
Not enough especially since the laws written over 100 yrs ago
>Who is asking for this exactly? victim who are kids and elderly for one since current financial compensation reflects on their earning potential...which they have none
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