Tort Reform Law

There is something left out by the media – there is no tort reform in the Obamacare – thus leaving doctors wide open for lawsuits. Attorneys run multimillion-dollar ads all the time on TV. Did anyone ever hear of a … Continue reading →

We support fair tax policies and tort reform. This is an all-out intimidation campaign designed to promote government-based solutions rather than the free-market principles that we have seen work. “Finally, now more than ever, America needs organizations …

Leaches instead of producers . Clearstory, You’re right on the mark. One of the main reasons this continues is that no politician is willing to tackle tort reform except one, Paul Ryan. Reason is that bar associations and law firms … Continue reading →

The Legislature has continually eroded formerly lucrative practice areas through increasing degrees of tort reform. Though tort reform was aggressively lobbied for by Defense Attorneys, on behalf on Large Corporate clients, it seems many lobbying for these …

Last week, I looked at U.S. Rep. Tom Price’s bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. His bill includes a section on tort reform authored by Congressman Phil Gingrey, who, like Price, was a physician before entering politics. Well, Gingrey and … Continue reading →

Tort reform would help cut costs, but the unfortunate part is that it’s been studied. Apart from taxes on a national level, it’s been studied in health affairs. It runs about $55 billion in savings. That sounds like a lot, … Continue reading →

“These positive rating factors are partially offset by MACM’s inherent market risks associated with being a single state, monoline medical professional liability insurer, as they relate to legislative (tort) reform, regulatory challenges and …

“We are singled out. There is an exemption for serious bodily injury claims for the T only,” said Jonathan Feltner, chief trial counsel for the MBTA, noting the proposed tort reform would make the T’s liability “the same as someone … Continue reading →

Another would be to treat tort cases involving governmental liability in the same way as medical malpractice, with no limit on actual damages, but with caps on non-economic damages. Such reforms would not burden taxpayers — the vast majority of … Continue reading →

7. Finally, to pass a health care law that is devoid of any tort reform is wrong. Defensive medicine and frivolous lawsuits costs billions of dollars. I believe that health care should have been left to the states with some … Continue reading →