Tort Reform Law

A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company – StreetInsider.com

Partially offsetting these positive rating factors are KaMMCO’s restricted geographic spread of risk (i.e., being essentially a single state writer), the current challenge to tort reform in Kansas and the potential for market fluctuations caused by the …

Patrick to Chamber: Quasipublics a ‘bad Mass. habit’ – The Business Journal

Patrick said he wanted legislation to include: “One, a cost containment goal; two, flexibility in how to achieve it; three, accountability for failing to do so; and four, sensible tort reform.” On the cost containment goal, Patrick seemed to …

3 members of Texas Supreme Court face re-election – RealClearPolitics

Tort reform has gone too far, limiting the rights of ordinary Texans while benefitting insurance companies and corporations, and opinions written by Willett have improperly stretched tort reform’s pro-business reach even further, said Smith …

3 members of Texas Supreme Court face re-election – nola.com

Tort reform has gone too far, limiting the rights of ordinary Texans while benefitting insurance companies and corporations, and opinions written by Willett have improperly stretched tort reform’s pro-business reach even further, said Smith, whose campaign …

Medical malpractice lawsuits have dropped in state – Scranton Times-Tribune

Rule changes that led to the drop in related lawsuits filed are part of tort reform – efforts to limit monetary payments awarded to plaintiffs for an injury caused by an individual or business. In Pennsylvania and across the nation, … Continue reading

Supreme Court challengers say court is too pro-business – Austin American-Statesman

Tort reform has gone too far, limiting the rights of ordinary Texans while benefitting insurance companies and corporations, and opinions written by Willett have improperly stretched tort reform’s pro-business reach even further, said Smith, whose campaign …

Another Golden State Disincentive – Wall Street Journal

Ironically, the best antisprawl policies are the pro-lawsuit policies that Sen. Steinberg and his political patrons seem determined to maintain. Tiger Joyce President American Tort Reform Assn. Washington

Newbold on the right track – Review

And certainly who would expect these two to favor tort reform? They are to the trial bar what Jesse James was to bank robbery. In their world view, if somebody slips on a banana peal you sue the banana company. … Continue reading

Business leaders balk at health reforms – Middletown Journal

business professionals raised issues such as tax and tort reform as well as labor relations and federal regulations. Business owner Scott Whitaker of Dynamic Control of North America said it is cheaper to sell goods overseas than across state …

How Republican obstructionism is killing Congress – Bangor Daily News

Similarly, most Democrats are constrained when talking about such issues as entitlement cuts, tort reform and trade agreements.” First, note the policies he highlighted on both sides: Republicans have radicalized on climate, tax and …