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Personal attacks on injured people

I have been thinking about an editorial in Washington’s Herald. The writer, Scott North, discusses a couple of recent court cases the paper reported on, and how “immediate, bitter and personal attacks in the reader comments on HeraldNet” pushed a Washington family to drop a claim for damages after their son was injured in a car accident.

Does the fear of a public backlash keep victims from pursuing their constitutional right to have their claim heard?

Read Scott North’s piece The trolls don’t like your lawsuit — just because, and take a look at the comments section. Most of the “anonymous” comments seem to prove the point that Susan Saladoff made in Hot Coffee:  most of what the public believes about lawsuits is the result of corporate spin designed to protect corporate assets.

It’s sad that the court of public opinion is standing in for the court of law.

About the <span>Author</span>

About the Author

Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, construction injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.
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