U.S. Senate lawsuit limits: Make others wait for justice?

Philadelphia Inquirer: The U.S. Senate could yet approve limits on consumer lawsuits that would, in effect, stall class-action lawsuits by shifting cases filed in state courts to already overburdened federal courts.
Just imagine how this mislabeled "tort reform" would impact the Greatest Generation if seniors and others who don't have an excess of time are told to cool their heels while waiting for their cases to be heard.
What are the senators going to say?
"For all you seniors ripped off by telemarketers or unscrupulous lenders, or denied pension benefits, or whose loved one is living in abusive nursing home conditions, we have this advice:
"Just sit tight for a few years. Be patient. You'll get your day in court, eventually ... maybe."
Justice denied
As the AARP, in opposing the bill, told senators, "Where older litigants die before tasting the fruits of victory, justice delayed would be justice denied. Indeed, proposed reforms would override rules in some states that accelerate court review of cases brought by older claimants."
AARP gets it, but maybe not the Republican Senate leaders and their smattering of Democratic allies pushing this misguided tort measure. Don't they want seniors' votes?
Consumer, civil rights, environmental and public health claims deserve to be heard in a timely fashion.
Concerns about unfair class-action settlements are being addressed separately by the state and federal courts themselves. (That's one reason the nation's top judges oppose the proposed congressional changes to class-action rules.)
The latest proposal is no better than one the Senate defeated last fall by a single vote. Even amendments offered by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and others won't improve this measure much.
Call the senators. Don't wait for them to show up campaigning for votes at the local senior center.