Tort Reform Law

ALEC, the Koch Led CABAL & "The Amicus Project" – Fed Court Interference – DAILY KOS

But how about other key issues involving: 2nd Amendment, Education, Tort Reform, 1st Amendment, Telecommunication, Environmental and Imminent Domain? Asbestos “reform” legislation? We find this pattern involving the same organizations …

Rise in Long Term Care Liability Losses Expected to Continue: Aon – ClaimsJournal.com

Texas enacted tort reform in 2003 and shortly thereafter saw reductions in loss rates, from an estimated $5,500 per occupied bed before the tort reform to under $1,000 in 2004. The 2012 claim frequency forecast is 0.43 percent, and the … Continue reading

Spotlight on EM Leaders: Dr. Jesse Pines – Medscape News

The big elephant in the room is tort reform, which has unfortunately not been the focus of recent reforms. One specific issue I’m active in working on is how to promote the use of clinical decision rules. Decision rules can … Continue reading

Extra! Extra! Read All about it! Newspaper Editorials Choose Sides in Runoff Elections. – Burnt Orange Report

That independent streak on issues like abortion rights and tort reform has earned him a great deal of opposition in Republican circles. Tea Party darling Donna Campbell hopes that opposition will culminate in votes come July 31st, but Wentworth has … Continue reading

Meet Mark Pocan, the Original ALEC Spy – The Plank on TNR.com

Over the years, Pocan helped his colleagues mount defenses against a Taxpayer Bill of Rights measure, regressive changes to pension law, a voter ID bill, and a tort reform bill that heavily restricted the legal recourse available to consumers in … Continue reading

Gender politics in play in Missouri GOP primary Steelman preferred over two men – Washington Times

Some Missouri Republicans and business groups argue Ms. Steelman does not deserve conservative support because she sided with trial lawyer and organized labor interests against fellow Republicans when tort reform and changes to the state’s …

Ruling on contributory liability defense could expose physicians to more lawsuits – AMA

The brief was joined by the American Tort Reform Assn., the Physician Insurers Assn. of America and the American Insurance Assn., among others. “The Legislature’s repeated rejection of comparative fault constitutes a clear and affirmative …

Is N.C. still a Dixie Dynamo? Business climate is issue in governor’s race – CharlotteObserver.com

“They have taken a look at not only tax but some of the non-budget items that this legislature took care of last year – workers’ comp, tort reform, taking a hard look a regulations, medical malpractice reform.” John Hood, president … Continue reading

Republicans have ideas on health reform — but in the context of health care as a privilege, not a right (Julie Mack column) – MLive.com

In a meeting Monday with the Kalamazoo Gazette editorial board, he ticked off his ideas for further action: Tort reform, selling health insurance across state lines, making it easier for small businesses to join insurance pools. More should be …

Sexual-abuse lawsuits / Abolish time limit – Atlantic City Press

Thanks to the power of the Catholic Church and the American Tort Reform Association, New Jersey lawmakers have been unable to muster sufficient courage to pass a measure that shouldn’t require any particular courage at all – eliminating the two … Continue reading