[OT] US/IE comparisons (was Re: [ILUG] Re: ILUG Digest, Vol 30, Issue 45)

[Paul Jakma]

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, John P. Looney wrote:

> For the last few years, parents have been successfully suing the on-call
> ob-gyn type doctor if there child is born with defects requiring long-term
> care.

These would the spina bifida or cerebral palsy cases recently? (cant 
remember which). Cant remember what that was about. I note since then 
there's been an ad campaign on TV to encourage women to take folic 
acid..

> For quite a while now, ireland has operated under the "No fault" 
> system, where you don't have to prove someone is at fault, you just 
> prove you suffered, and the court will find someone to compensate 
> you.

Ah, yum.

> sure it's now possible to sue Microsoft for word crashing & wiping 
> your college thesis you spent three years on.

Well, I wouldn't see why you'd want to /discourage/ that. :)

> Yes, the Irish legal system is that screwed.

Then legislators should do something, surely?

regards,
-- 
Paul Jakma	paul at clubi.ie	paul at jakma.org	Key ID: 64A2FF6A
Fortune:
What the world *really* needs is a good Automatic Bicycle Sharpener.