Tort Reform Law

Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform – PR Inside

2012-02-23 21:30:00 – Political debates, television news, and radio sound bites regarding healthcare and medical malpractice reform commonly use the phrase “tort reform”, but seldom provide any in-depth information about what tort reform is or what it …

ATRA Posts Video Exposing Ongoing Tort Lawyer Racket in Louisiana – YAHOO!

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In its ongoing effort to bring attention to so-called “legacy” lawsuits in Louisiana, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) today posted video of a plaintiffs’ “expert” teaching personal injury …

After Judge Mandates Reforms for Philly State Court, Plaintiffs Lawyers Survey the Damage – Law.com

When the American Tort Reform Association declares that it has “very good news” about a court it loves to loathe, it’s sure to be bad news for the plaintiffs bar. Plaintiffs lawyers told us it’s too early to gauge exactly … Continue reading

Important reforms don’t always require a grand vision – WMI Central

Sometimes important regulatory and tort reforms come in small packages. One example is SB1286, sponsored by Senator John McComish. It proposes a simple reform to insurance law, which currently requires a completely innocent car rental company and a …

Tort reform, limiting power of courts among proposed bills related to judiciary – Nashua Telegraph

CONCORD – A Republican lawmaker wants to turn the clock back to pre-1966 and re-establish a legislative check-and-balance over the court system. Another wants to require the losing party in civil suits to pay the winner’s legal fees. A third … Continue reading

More TN tort reform may make the ‘loser pay’ – Nashville Tennessean

Unsatisfied with landmark tort reform legislation that Gov. Bill Haslam and Republican lawmakers successfully enacted last year, business, insurance and health-care interests continue to push for laws that will reduce their exposure to civil …

More tort reform may make ‘loser pay’ – Nashville Tennessean

Unsatisfied with landmark tort reform legislation that Gov. Bill Haslam and Republican lawmakers successfully enacted last year, business, insurance and health-care interests continue to push for laws that will reduce their exposure to civil …

Doctors took aim at wrong target – Vindy.com

Physicians and the general public are entitled to know why no one is reaping the benefits of tort reform. In a nutshell, it is that we never needed tort reform, we needed insurance reform. If it is true that medical … Continue reading

One Year Later: Myth vs. Fact Video on Wisconsin’s Budget Reforms – The Heritage Foundation

Walker’s reforms encompassed a range of issues — tax incentives for job creators, regulatory relief, tort reform and new options for health savings accounts — but the most controversial addressed government unions. The reforms empowered …

Special interests may derail PIP reforms – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

It’s also produced an odd marriage of trial lawyers and doctors — who traditionally wage political warfare against each other over tort reform. So even as the Florida Medical Association is pressing this session for new limits on medical …