On the recordMarch 9, 2017
In the gentleman from Georgia's example, this bill wouldn't apply at all. If my grandmother were assaulted in a nursing home, I would certainly sue the nursing home company. I would also join the person who actually did it who most likely definitely will be a resident of the State that the lawsuit was going in. There would clearly be a plausible cause of action against that tortfeasor. Mr. Chairman, I didn't practice personal injury law. I was an agriculture lawyer. But this would be an easy case for me to prove in his example. We are not trying to protect anybody who has done something wrong. We are trying to protect people who are joined into a lawsuit solely for the purpose of forum shopping. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
