Tort Reform Law 
Quartet of tort reform bills get House OK – Twin Cities Planet
Is our litigious society putting Minnesota businesses at a competitive disadvantage, or are civil suits the only way consumers get their claims addressed? That was the gist of a six-hour House debate on four “tort reform” bills, the first of … Continue reading
Let’s Get Serious About Healthcare Costs – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Solutions vary. Traditional tort reform measures like caps on “pain and suffering” damages help to stabilize the medical liability insurance market. But physicians still practice defensive medicine by ordering expensive ultrasounds …
House Republican leaders promise to work on economy – Union Leader
Republicans said they want to reform the business tax structure, promote economic development and rein in agency rules and pass tort reform. They also said they want to make government more efficient by eliminating bureaucracy, make government …
State Developments: Florida Hospitals Dodge Budget Bullet – Kaiser Health News
Lund Report: Medical Liability Reform Appears Likely to Come Before 2013 Legislative Session Despite pressure by Republicans to include tort reform in legislation that will transform Oregon’s health care system during the February legislative …
High stakes, power struggles as Oregon Legislature takes up Kitzhaber’s health reforms – Oregonian
To win Republican support, Bates says he could support a pilot project on tort reform involving two CCOs. Mike Bonetto, Kitzhaber’s top health adviser, says the governor has promised a task force and action on tort reform in 2013, and … Continue reading
Supreme Court sides with city in waste matter – TheInterMountain.com
The court dismissed the complaint, with prejudice, pursuant to the immunity provisions of the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Reform Act under West Virginia Code 29-12A-1. The transfer station on Mud Lick serves as a collection point …
Ya we need tort reform – DAILY KOS
But not the fucking tort reform touted by rethugs that make it even more unlikely that a doctor has to have some personal responsibility for his/her work. We need to have reform which holds doctors to the same standard of … Continue reading
Jackpot justice issues remain – Delta Democrat Times
As the number of tort reform cases before the Mississippi Supreme Court keeps growing, state lawmakers don’t seem quite as concerned about the court’s rulings as are Mississippi’s legal and corporate communities. The deadline to file bills …
‘Super PACs’ largely funded by a wealthy few – Chicago Tribune
“Mr. Simmons is a passionate conservative, and he has been for quite some time,” said his spokesman, Chuck McDonald, who described Simmons as “pro-business” and a supporter of tort reform. But Simmons is not pursuing a specific policy agenda …
Outside counsel fight remains a political cold war – Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Tort reform opponents have consistently used the outside counsel issue to rail against the highly questionable activities of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in state judicial politics. But in doing so, those same opponents just as consistently …
