Comments on: “Save auto industry jobs by reforming legal system” http://overlawyered.com/2006/02/save-auto-industry-jobs-by-reforming-legal-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=save-auto-industry-jobs-by-reforming-legal-system Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 26 May 2012 21:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bob Smith http://overlawyered.com/2006/02/save-auto-industry-jobs-by-reforming-legal-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Bob Smith Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:59:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3100#comment-2210 That assumes two things not in evidence: 1) that the goal of the plaintiff's bar is to improve safety 2) that "tougher standards" would be a non-trivial improvement I should also note that safety improvements always increase weight, which reduces fuel economy and increases pollution. To the extent that the green lobby and the safety at any cost lobby intersect, they advocate mutually contradictory positions. That assumes two things not in evidence:

1) that the goal of the plaintiff’s bar is to improve safety
2) that “tougher standards” would be a non-trivial improvement

I should also note that safety improvements always increase weight, which reduces fuel economy and increases pollution. To the extent that the green lobby and the safety at any cost lobby intersect, they advocate mutually contradictory positions.

]]> By: Deoxy http://overlawyered.com/2006/02/save-auto-industry-jobs-by-reforming-legal-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 Deoxy Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:45:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3100#comment-2209 Isn't thre a law against saying that out loud? At least in a newspaper? If there isn't, I'm sure there are some lawyers somewhere trying to "fix" that "oversight". Isn’t thre a law against saying that out loud? At least in a newspaper? If there isn’t, I’m sure there are some lawyers somewhere trying to “fix” that “oversight”.

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