Tort Reform Law 
Health care reform bills hit roadblock in Legislature – Statesman Journal
In the Senate, Republicans plan to block passage of another bill today if it doesn’t include medical liability tort reform. Senate Bill 1580, which is scheduled for a floor vote, would provide legislative approval for an implementation plan to …
State health care reform clears Senate – Statesman Journal
Johnson had previously joined Senate Republicans in vowing to block the bill if it didn’t include tort reform. The act caps claims for local public bodies at $566,700. “It is now clear to me that we need the time during … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Common sense needed in case of homeless men abusing medical transport system – Fresno Bee
The inadequate way our government deals with the homeless problem, health care and the need for tort reform has come together in a shocking abuse of our social safety net. Fresno Bee reporter Marc Benjamin on Sunday told of how … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Use common sense in homeless ambulance case – Fresno Bee
The inadequate way our government deals with the homeless problem, health care and the need for tort reform has come together in a shocking abuse of our social safety net. Fresno Bee reporter Marc Benjamin on Sunday told of how … Continue reading
N.Ky.’s GOP legislature back health care reform suit – Cincinnati.com
Local Republican lawmakers said they favor health savings accounts, where consumers put pre-tax money into the accounts that pay for medical expenses and carry over from year to year, and tort reform as ways to make health care more affordable.
Legal debate flares over legitimate, frivolous cases – Orange County Register
People sue – and for all kinds of reasons. What qualifies as a frivolous lawsuit is a debate that has bounced back and forth between consumer rights advocates and tort reform activists for years, with no resolution. A Huntington Beach … Continue reading
Legislature inches closer to health care reform votes – Statesman Journal
Feb: 10: The Joint Ways and Means Committee passed SB 1580 on a 19-6 vote. An amendment to address medical-liability tort reform failed. Senate and House Republicans and two Senate Democrats on the Committee voted to pass the amendment.
Documentary focuses on fight against lawsuits, rights – Charleston Gazette
“And recycled every year and sent to millions of people.” The documentary’s major theme centers on the issue of tort reform legislation — or laws, according to Saladoff, that purport to curtail frivolous lawsuits but actually restrict citizens’ rights to … Continue reading
Why We Need Tort Reform – Motley Fool
Nothing new to me but this is the most recent study of defensive medicine. Everybody is rammering about the cost of medicine, well here is an easy fix. And yes, I practice too. One has to due to our society. … Continue reading
Here’s the balance of the story on Wentworth and his critics – MySanAntonio
And Sherry Sylvester, the spokeswoman for TLR, is circulating the group’s screeds against the senator’s record since 2003, when the state passed a sweeping tort reform bill that scored huge protections for doctors and businesses at the expense of regular … Continue reading
