Tort Reform Law

Investigation: Tort reforms limit options for some Texans – MyFox Dallas

Health care is a major issue in this presidential election. Everyone is trying to figure out how to pay for it without bankrupting our country. During his run for the White House, Governor Rick Perry pushed states to do as … Continue reading

Miss. judge rules tort reform unconstitutional – Legal News Line

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – While Mississippi’s cap on non-economic challenges is still seeking the approval tort reformers were looking for, a state judge has ruled the cap is unconstitutional. Coahoma County Circuit Judge Charles Webster ruled …

Coleman, Folwell for lieutenant governor – CharlotteObserver.com

Mansfield does not always adhere to typical Democratic position on issues. He voted with Republicans for tort reform last year, for example, and has expressed reluctance about reinstating the sales tax that Republicans let expire. Coleman …

Investor Political Priorities – What’s On Your Mind – American Chronicle

Neither will seriously address the tax code, social security, tort reform, regulation, term limitations, corruption, estate confiscation, etc. We need to force the issue! We all want to keep more of what we make, and to spend it as we … Continue reading

Hello, Illinois? Your Congressman Is Getting Off the Phone – New York Times

like one opposing a Republican tort reform bill. “He rarely speaks on the floor, but when he would speak, he was really, really good,” he said. “I think most members never really saw it.” Mr. Johnson said he was happy … Continue reading

Guest View: A new approach to medical liability and patient safety – South Coast Today

but would make tort claims a last resort. This model will now be formally piloted in the commonwealth. Led by the Massachusetts Medical Society, a coalition of seven health care organizations has released a Roadmap to Reform, which aims to … Continue reading

Liberal agenda on “war on women” tasteless, baseless – Badger Herald

Scott Walker’s decision to repeal the Equal Pay Law is inaccurate and misleading. What is actually an effort to reform tort law in Wisconsin is being framed as a “war on women” by Democratic gubernatorial candidates in order to gain … Continue reading

Candidates’ “war on women” rhetoric tasteless, baseless – Badger Herald

Scott Walker’s decision to repeal the Equal Pay Law is inaccurate and misleading. What is actually an effort to reform tort law in Wisconsin is being framed as a “war on women” by Democratic gubernatorial candidates in order to gain … Continue reading

Breaking Up with ALEC is Hard to Do For Johnson & Johnson – Center for Media and Democracy

Backed by Big Tobacco, drug companies, insurance companies, and other global corporations, ALEC has long been pushing changes to the laws, so-called “tort reform bills,” governing claims by people injured by corporate products. Johnson & Johnson has also …

Guest opinion: Alternatives exist, should health care law perish – News-Press

First, and foremost, Medicare cost-cutting measures are essential, starting with tort reform. Two hundred million unnecessary procedures and surgeries are performed annually by physicians who practice defensive medicine to avoid malpractice lawsuits.