Ruthie May Coates was found on New Year's Day, 2003, frozen to death inside a pickup truck, a distance away from the VFW premises. A lawsuit now has been filed on behalf of her daughter, Deborah Ruth Monahan.
President George W. Bush's Class-Action Fairness Act is a bill passed into law to protect victims from salacious actions in the courts.
Allow me to quote President George W. Bush: "The bill I am about to sign is a model of effective, bipartisan legislation. By working together over several years, we have agreed on a practical way to begin restoring common sense and balance to America's legal system. The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 marks a critical step toward ending the lawsuit culture in our country. This will ease the needless burden of litigation on every American ..."
Among other aspects, President Bush explains how class action can be manipulated for personal gain, and how even lawyers, who represent plaintiffs, expect to win the most monies. Congress made it clear that chances to exploit the class-action system would soon be gone. Overall, junk lawsuits have driven the total cost of America's tort system to more than $240 billion a year, greater than any other industrial nation.
In conclusion, this bill can only be seen as an act of providence, and who better should benefit from such a law of honor and ethics than the men and women of the VFW? They put forth their lives, time and efforts to give freedom, rights and personal responsibility to the people of our country, so Alaska. If this lawsuit continues to evolve, it must be considered a landmark case for the new Class-Action Fairness Act and the VFW.
May Ruthie May Coates rest in peace.
Josef F. Recker
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