The only test of whether it is a nonmeritorious claim, that is, frivolous, is when the jury brings in a verdict of zero for the plaintiff. Then, at that point, is triggered the loser pays situation.
Hon. George W. Gekas: “The only test of whether it is a nonmeritorious claim, that is, frivolous, is when the jury brings in a verdict of zero…”
Editor's note · Context
Discussing the implications of jury verdicts in relation to nonmeritorious claims.
Share
More from Hon. George W. Gekas
The current bill contains a provision in which the result is a reallocation of certain funds that were appropriated for what is called Corridor One in central Pennsylvania, a very vital item in the revitalization of mass transit…
What is missing from all of this discussion is the fact that all of us, every American, is interested in environmental quality. We do not want anything but clean air and clean water and a good area in which to live. But we are in a state…
We are not adverse to developing a plan of tax incentives to give our fellow Americans, the entrepreneurs, the incentive to go ahead and drill where they might fail; but we ought to give them that incentive to do so and to otherwise bring…
I have not been able to predict exactly what would happen. It seems to me that we ought to start a course on energy independence and go to it without respect to what OPEC does. All I am saying is we will have an extra dividend to lower…





