Talk About Turning The Other (Broken) Cheek!
by Vince Daliessio
...or being forced to by government.
Here is the result of "Tort Reform" laws - a guy who unequivocally has a multimillion-dollar case against a brutal police force will not file suit be able to recover significant money damages because he won't be able to "break even" under Louisiana's "limited tort" system:
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- A retired teacher injured during a videotaped beating by New Orleans police says he feels no anger toward the department.
"I hold no animosity against anyone. I want to thank the new police chief for his quick action. I really do," 64-year-old Robert Davis said Tuesday.
The beating was captured on tape by news crews on Saturday. Videotape shows Davis' face and shirt soaked with blood after he was pummeled by police.
Davis suffered fractures in his cheek and near his eye.
Davis said Tuesday that his back still hurt and that he might have to have surgery on his eye.
Bruno said they would likely file a civil suit, but under the "best" scenario his client could "break even" because of the limited nature of punitive damages under Louisiana law.
"This is not the lawsuit lottery," he said.