Tort Reform Law

Dueling Houston Donors Take Feud to Presidential Campaign – Bloomberg

“Tort reform has really defined Texas politics for the better part of two decades,” McDonald said. In the national arena, Mostyn said he’s trying to prevent federal politics from following Texas’s move to the right, a model called “frightening.

Dueling Houston Donors Take Feud to Presidential Campaign – Businessweek

“Tort reform has really defined Texas politics for the better part of two decades,” McDonald said. In the national arena, Mostyn said he’s trying to prevent federal politics from following Texas’s move to the right, a model called “frightening.

ATRA Urges Maryland’s High Court to Respect Legislature’s Longstanding Support of ‘Contributory Negligence’ – Insurance News Net

WASHINGTON, July 11– The American Tort Reform Association issued the following news release: Joined by groups representing a variety of employers, physicians, and their insurers, the American Tort Reform Association has submitted a “friend of the court …

United States: Tort Reform Applies To Claims Under Ohio Civil Rights Act – Mondaq

On July 3, 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court directed the Eighth District Court of Appeals to apply the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling in Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, 131 Ohio St.3d 235 (2012) that, upon motion of a party, Ohio … Continue reading

House Obamacare Repeal Beyond Symbolic – NewsMax.com

tort reform; and permitting buying insurance across state lines. As Dr. David Gratzer said concerning healthcare reform, “capitalism is not the problem; it is the cure.” The GOP must bring that message home in this campaign. David Limbaugh is a … Continue reading

GOP Health Care Plan Is Still a Dud – Mother Jones

On Tuesday, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) spent a considerable amount of his time at a hearing on the impact of the ACA on patients and doctors grilling a Democratic witness about his stance on “tort reform,” or limits on jury … Continue reading

12 Ways Health Care Could Be Improved If the House Wanted to Hold More Than Symbolic Votes – Atlantic Online

Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of reason to think tort reform will magically solve all the problems that are blamed on lawsuits. States like Texas that have enacted reforms haven’t seen a significant reduction in medical spending, the rate at … Continue reading

Liability costs rise for long-term care: report – ModernHealthcare.com

Yet the study, which looked at data from 19,500 claims from 37 long-term-care providers, found that states with tort reform—such as Texas—have seen a “dramatic” decrease in medical liability costs compared with states such as Kentucky …

New Oregon medical malpractice committee to meet in Portland, chart course for legal changes – Oregonian

The state’s Patient Safety and Defensive Medicine Workgroup was authorized by state law earlier this year in response to demands for tort reform including caps on medical malpractice awards. Gov. John Kitzhaber, who selected the group’s members …

Healthcare Debate – msnbc.com

And he alleges that Hanna wants to add vouchers to the Medicare program. Hanna counters that Republicans have offered solutions such as tort reform, which would limit medical malpractice lawsuits, and more personal health savings accounts. He says that …