Tort Reform Law

That was before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce funneled millions of dollars into the South, and Karl Rove helped convince voters that they needed “tort reform” and judges who were “strict constructionists.” How has that strategy worked?

This is deeply disappointing.” Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), another signatory of IPAB repeal, told TPM the GOP lost his vote with the tort reform pay-for — and predicted other Dems will bolt, too. “It’s typical of their irresponsible approach …

House members are expected to vote next week on a medical liability reform bill that includes language to repeal the health reform law’s Independent Payment Advisory Board, according to House Republican aides. When they return to Capitol Hill …

And while the governor and legislators plot the corporate takeover of Florida, they’re going to add insult to injury by passing laws that take away average citizens’ rights for the benefit of business—through tort reform, perhaps challenging …

This is deeply disappointing.” Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), another signatory of IPAB repeal, told TPM the GOP lost his vote with the tort reform pay-for — and predicted other Dems will bolt, too. “It’s typical of their irresponsible …

Tort reform has long been a Republican priority, but linking the two bills is likely to cause a number of defections among the 20 Democratic co-sponsors of IPAB repeal while diluting the GOP’s message about the unelected board’s lack of … Continue reading →

In a case testing the boundaries of tort reform, the Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether two female patients’ assault allegations against a doctor are health-care liability claims under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 74, which …

In the past, conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation and ALEC have argued that personal responsibility should be the cornerstone of legislation pertaining to product liability and tort reform. In fact, the idea of the individual mandate …

Has any business ever declined to come to South Carolina because of the legal environment? “Those who push for tort reform base their arguments on fiction, not the facts. … If caps (non-economic) are enacted, gender (and child) discrimination …

The Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., discuss recent tort reform proposals and controversies surrounding them. When people discuss the problems with personal injury lawsuits, they often mention the McDonald’s hot coffee …