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New Wed 3 Jul 19 18:39 
 Boeing saga and civil claims - No FM2R
The utter stupidity of the US approach to civil claims is leading the charge to our collapse...

www.bbc.com/news/business-48859463

"Nomi Husain, a Texas-based lawyer representing some of the families of victims of ET 302, said ......."some of our clients are not interested in financial compensation"

Mr Husain has so far filed seven cases on behalf of families, with some of those lawsuits seeking damages of $276m. He estimated that about 50 lawsuits had so far been filed by victims' families."

$276m per person? WTF is the logic in that?
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New Wed 3 Jul 19 19:19 
 Boeing saga and civil claims - sooty123
A few reasons, publicity, compensation inflation, in some states the amounts are decided by a jury. Knowing that they'll knock loads off they multiple it many times over.

There's some logic behind it, I read a report behind it all I think it was in USA Today.
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New Wed 3 Jul 19 19:39 
 Boeing saga and civil claims - No FM2R
The reason is fundamentally simple; punitive damages are also paid to the plaintiff and the lawyer shares in the award.
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New Wed 3 Jul 19 21:41 
 Boeing saga and civil claims - sooty123
Well there's always that as well.
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