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Had to hold the exhibits for Janet Ward Black speaking against immunity on products liability. It was awesome. Does NC want to be the only state in the nation where poisoned baby food is given amnesty? Cites Michigan losing out on 80million on Vioxx settlements. Now the guy from the manufacturers is speaking. It’s a…

Atty fees provison. Let me tell you a story. Williams sues Mast. Gets verdict of 62 dollars after a 500 offer. This Atty fees statute allows for this. Mary sues Carpenter. Jury says $132.94 but you lose, but your lawyer does not lose: Atty fees of $6000 Citing cases where lawyers get large fees based…

Conserver and republican his entire life. Bill v paid is not a conservative principle. Explains bill v paid. No evidence of who pays bill. New law puts in incurred expense and balance. Switches responsibility from the prudent party to the innocent party. This is confusing when you try a case. This does not work in…

Preseident of NC College of Emergency Physicians. ER provides backbone of medicine. We should get the same laws as firemen and police men. (Also known as immunity- would the ER doctors accept their salaries as a trade off?) EMTALA only covers ER and labor and delivery. But isn’t that what Dick Taylor said? He’s dodged…

Ken Kyre- NC Chamber Says NC needs Daubert Rule. To prevent juries from being deceived by junk science. Trial Judge has that role now. Does not mention that Daubert standard creates huge cottage industry for defense lawyers and increases cost of litigation and cost to court system. Giving prongs of Daubert standards.

Still talking about EMTALA provisions and thy fed law refers to, specifically, child birth or LABOR, the L of EMTALA. Taylor has spoken with Rhyne about bootstrap immunizing all acute care with immunity. Also concerned about all provisions related to tort reform. Gives example of Arkansas tainted chicken sold in NC. Nc citizens would have…

Begins by saying HB 542 has been introduced. Strict time limits. Required to sign in. Committee will not take questions. First speaker Dick Taylor and Burton Craige.

The select committee on tort reform is meeting at 11 am. The room is filling up with insurance lobbyists. I’ve seen State Farm, Farm Bureau, Chamber of Commerce and many law firms who lobby for the Axis of Not Good: Allstate, Nationwide , etc. John Locke Foundation has showed up too. Will the libertarians promote…

In the matter of Andrews v. Haygood, on December 12, 2008, the NC Supreme Court affirmed the court of appeals opinionwhich rejected the application of Ahlborn v. Arkansas to NC medicaid third party subrogation. Justice Newby wrote the opinion from which Justices Hudson, Brady and Timmons-Goodson dissented. The gist of the majority opinion is that the majority interprets Ahlborn (which…

Here are the folks I endorsed that were elected: NC Supreme Court Sam J. Ervin, IV – Court of Appeals (Tyson seat) www.ervinforcourtofappeals.com North Carolina Court of Appeals Jim Wynn – Court of Appeals www.judgewynn.com Cheri Beasley – Court of Appeals (McCullough seat) www.judgecheribeasley.com Linda Stephens – Court of Appeals www.judgelinda.org John Martin – Court…