Lawsuits May Make us Safer

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/opinion/how-health-care-is-learning-from-lawsuits.html?_r=1&

This is a link from a well-written New York Times story that refutes the commonly accepted maxim that tort lawsuits drive up the cost of things.

To the contrary, this story explains how the threat of legal consequences actually makes for fewer mistakes. In short, economic consequences change behavior to to benefit of the public and consumer.

Food for thought, to be certain.