Tort Reform Law 
Cause of negligence not necessary for liability suit to proceed – AMA
In recent years, courts have issued mixed rulings in legal challenges of similar tort reform provisions: In 2011, a Texas appeals court ruled constitutional the state’s certificate-of-merit rule for plaintiffs filing medical liability lawsuits.
Another View: Patients First reform package is good sense – MLive.com
About 20 years ago, lawmakers in Michigan enacted significant tort reform in the face of runaway lawsuits, physician flight to other states and an associated loss of access to health care for our people. That legislation helped halt flight and … Continue reading
Don’t give your vote to lawyers or career politicians – TriCities.com
Meaningful tort reform has languished, a resolution would invigorateVirginia’s and the nation’s economy, as happened inTexasafter its legislature passed tort reform two years ago. One can’t escape the highly visible presence of lawyers in …
Letter: State should stay out of investing in plants – Times Union
New York should reform the Workers’ Compensation program, enact tort reform and eliminate regulatory burdens. Then you’ll see growth. This is an old argument that conservatives have been losing in New York for decades. But the real losers are the … Continue reading
Non-lawyer Radtke is Tuesday’s best pick – Free Lance-Star
Meaningful tort reform has languished. A resolution would invigorate Virginia’s and the nation’s economy, as has happened in Texas after their legislature passed tort reform two years ago. One can’t escape the highly visible presence of lawyers in our …
Senate bills would undermine patient safety, undo tort reform (Letter) – MLive.com
I write to urge readers to oppose a package of bills introduced in the Michigan Senate that would effectively grant legal immunity to health care corporations and individual healthcare providers in Michigan. I do this because patient safety …
Scaffolding Law Reform in New York Attempted Again – YAHOO!
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 07, 2012 It seems like every year tort reform advocates and some state lawmakers in New York try to pass legislation that would change the state’s scaffold law. Unfortunately, 2012 is turning out to be … Continue reading
Bill O’Reilly: Justin Bieber is poster boy for tort reform – Post-Bulletin
In this corner, weighing 110 pounds and standing 5’7″, 18-year-old pop star Justin Bieber. In the other corner, some guy who was aggressively taking his picture in a California shopping mall. Los Angeles County police are investigating …
‘Patients First Reform Package’ will provide tort reform, attract doctors to state (Viewpoint) – MLive.com
Over the last year, Michigan has made great strides towards turning around the economy, improving the business climate for job makers and lowering the state’s unemployment rate. Still, there is more work left to do. Lawmakers and Governor …
H.R. 5 protects access to health care – Ogden Standard-Examiner
On January 1, 2011, a health care reform bill was introduced that proposes changes in the liability tort system. This bill will improve the health care delivery system and level of patient care by lowering the cost of liability insurance.
