What about destruction of documents and not turning certain other documents over?

H.R. 367, the so-called REINS Act, is a thoroughly problematic bill.

Now, what we have found is that only about 5 percent of the plaintiffs were awarded punitive damages.

I have opposed the REINS Act. I will continue to oppose it because it just doesn't make sense.

When you go to the dictionary and you look up 'silly,' it says 'see REINS Act.' This is silly.

Thank you, Chairman Franks. This has been pretty interesting, but Mr. Flick, your situation is prominently known.

The whole idea is to inhibit wrongdoing by knowing that these kinds of legal results are available.

And so I want to try to turn off some of the wrath that may come down on punitive damages.

This measure is not only unnecessary and unworkable, but it could seriously jeopardize the health and safety of millions of Americans.

Members of the Committee, this is a hearing that may produce seriously flawed studies, that may make it difficult if not impossible to form as a basis for serious policy making.

We have heard a lot about class action lawsuits, but it has been my experience that class action lawsuits are very complex, they are not easy to come by and very few of them get through.

One frequently criticized component of our trial system is punitive damages. And I would like to share with you that they are very few, they are rare, and reserved for only the most harmful kinds of cases.

Well, what about the part where the court finds that the settlement would have been not less than $250,000 higher...

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