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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (28764)	8/9/2000 6:02:12 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 769667

My position on limiting attorney fees, in most cases, has the undesireable effect of limiting access to the justice system. Shortly after the end of the Civil War, a law was passed limiting attorney fees to $10.00 for helping a veteran with a disability claim. The law was repealed only a few years ago. When people read about huge attorney fees, they do not think about the huge costs and huge amount of time involved. They only see the gross amount. I have not thought about punitive damages awards being paid to the state. In my state, Washington, we do not have punitive damages. I am not necessarily opposed to the idea.