A Tort Reformer's Dream

The Newsstar reports on a lawsuit filed against a Captain D's restaurant in Monroe that claims a cup of scalding coffee spilled into Ben Alex Norwood's lap and not only caused severe burns to his lower body, but also contributed to his death less than two months later. Attorney Vince Dunn, Jr. was fully aware that the suit would foster comparisons to a poster child of tort reform, the McDonald's case. "I know the McDonald's case is seen as the laughingstock. I don't want this to be seen as a joke," Dunn said. "This man truly suffered, as did his family."

A current poll on the Newstar web site indicates that over 90% of 274 respondents think that the suit is "one more sign that frivolous lawsuits need to be stopped."

Posted by AJR at June 4, 2004 12:21 PM