Tort Reform Law

A GOP leadership aide wouldn’t comment on the split, but affirmed that malpractice reform is important policy that House Republicans included in their 2010 Pledge to America. No tort reform vote has been scheduled yet, but the aide expects it … Continue reading →

For years, the holy grail in health care “reform” for Republicans has been the sham tort reform, scaling back medical malpractice (never mind how small-scale that effort would be in the grand scheme of the nation’s health care costs).

For years, the holy grail in health care “reform” for Republicans has been the sham tort reform, scaling back medical malpractice (never mind how small-scale that effort would be in the grand scheme of the nation’s health care costs).

State officials got a budget done on time that filled a $4.2 billion hole, along with tort reform and some business tax reductions, including the reinstatement of a capital stock and franchise tax phase-out. Business leaders have said addressing …

LITTLE ROCK — The business community criticized and trial lawyers praised a state Supreme Court ruling handed down Thursday that overturned Arkansas’ tort reform law. The high court, in a unanimous decision, struck down the 2003 Civil Justice Reform …

LITTLE ROCK — The state Supreme Court struck down another provision of Arkansas’ tort reform law Thursday. The high court declared unconstitutional a provision of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003 requiring that expert testimony in a medical …

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley asked legislators in her second State of the State address Wednesday evening to reduce income taxes, further clamp down on unions, restructure government, and pass a loser-pays provision on civil lawsuits. Her …

And according to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival documentery “Hot Coffee” it’s being whittled away by self-interested corporations in the name of tort reform. The film, which the show business newspaper Variety called an “eye-opening …

The business-friendly focus was helped along by the Legislature this year, which implemented both tort reform and an overhaul of the workers’ comp system. Doak says the workers’ compensation reforms are already working to lower costs for employers.

LITTLE ROCK — The state Supreme Court struck down another provision of Arkansas’ tort reform law today. The high court declared unconstitutional a provision of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2003 requiring that expert testimony in a medical …