On the recordMarch 9, 1995
Does the gentleman not think that if these records were opened, particularly in some of the egregious cases, it would actually reduce litigation because you would not have to go through the same discovery and the same process over and over and over again? First it would reduce it in that people would not use the product, but second, once they did, it would greatly shorten whatever kind of trial time we would need. Why go over it 100 times? The only other point I would make to the gentleman is that we are not opening all records. We are just changing the burden of proof when the health and safety, in effect changing the burden of proof when the health or safety of someone is at stake.
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