2015考研英语阅读侵权法改革
<p> <span word="Tort">Tort</span> <span word="reform">reform</span></p><p> 侵权法改革</p><p> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="HIS">HIS</span> <span word="floundering">floundering</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="RickPerry">RickPerry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="intoprominence">intoprominence</span>: <span word="tort">tort</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="ofTexas">ofTexas</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="tort">tort</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="todiscourage">todiscourage</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="frivolous">frivolous</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="losers">losers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.<span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americaslegal">Americaslegal</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="smothers">smothers</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovators">innovators</span>.</p><p> 里克?佩里的竞选之路举步维艰，但他提出的 侵权法改革却引起热议。今年六月，这位德州州长签署了 败诉赔付的侵权法案，规定侵权案的败诉方要补偿胜诉方的法律成本，希望以此减少一些琐细无聊的侵权诉讼。该法案得到保守分子的大力支持。几十年来，右派人士坚持认为，美国的法律文化窒息了小企业、医生和创新者。</p><p> <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="timid">timid</span>. <span word="Loser">Loser</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="torts">torts</span>. <span word="TheTexas">TheTexas</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aredismissed">aredismissed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="competent">competent</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complaintthat">complaintthat</span> <span word="clears">clears</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>-<span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Perryslaw">Perryslaw</span>.</p><p> 糟糕透顶的是，德州的这项法律太过小心。在英格兰、加拿大、德国等许多国家，败诉赔付已是处理侵权纠纷的常规标准，不过在这些国家这一规定适用于多数侵权案的裁定，而德州败诉赔偿法律只适用于那些缺少法律或事实基础且在证据收集前就被撤案的诉讼。大多数合格的律师能够写出避开这个障碍的诉状。即便德克萨斯州辩护律师联合会最终也同意了佩里的这个法案。</p>
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