Tort Reform Law

Philadelphia tops annual ‘judicial hellholes’ list – Business Insurance

WASHINGTON—Philadelphia once again tops the American Tort Reform Assn.’s list of “judicial hellholes,” which was released Thursday. Washington-based ATRA’s annual report traditionally highlights jurisdictions where the civil justice reform …

Philadelphia Is Nation’s Top “Judicial Hellhole” For 2nd Year In A Row – Philebrity.com

According to the American Tort Reform Association, Philadelphia is, for the 2nd year in a row, classified as America’s biggest “judicial hellhole.” According to Business Insurance, the annual report by ATRA, “highlights jurisdictions …

Tort reform? It’s unconstitutional – WND.com

There are many issues the tea party stands for, but the greatest is fidelity to the Constitution. The Constitution is an amazing document and one of the greatest documents of freedom and liberty ever written. While the Republicans come down … Continue reading

Saved by the Court – Arkansas Times

It was the one percent against the 99 percent when the legislature took up “tort reform” in 2003, and the one percent prevailed easily. Since then, the Arkansas Supreme Court has been knocking holes in this unjust and unwise statute. … Continue reading

Perry talks at length of faith, courts, Obama – Des Moines Register

Perry also praised his state’s 2003 medical malpractice reform that placed limits on damages collected by injured patients. What he didn’t mention: Since tort reform was enacted, premiums for health insurance and spending on medical tests …

WILLIAMS: Republicans unreliable on tort reform – Washington Times

Conservatives cannot allow Republican lawmakers to soften or defect on the party’s fundamental principles or, worse, align with those who are diametrically opposed to everything the GOP stands for: Free enterprise, reasonable taxes, limited …

Tort reform provision struck in rice lawsuit – Arkansas News Bureau

An Arkansas Supreme Court decision upheld a lower court ruling awarding $48 million in damages to rice farmers harmed by the actions of Bayer CropScience, a lawsuit that claimed genetically modified rice tainted other rice strains of Arkansas …

Health Care Reform- Dr. Kipp Van Camp, a Practicing Physician, and His View of What is Ailing Us (an – PR-USA.net

Tort Reform is needed. Trial lawyers effectively bought themselves veto power when tort reform was omitted from the PPACA. Former Vermont Governor and Democratic Presidential hopeful Howard Dean said medical malpractice caps (tort reform) were not in the …

Supreme Court Ruling on Rice Suit Strikes Tort Reform Provision – Arkansas News Bureau

A class-action group of rice farmers won a major appeal at the Arkansas Supreme Court in a ruling that struck down a portion of the state’s comprehensive tort reform statute passed in 2003. On Thursday (Dec. 8), the Arkansas Supreme … Continue reading

Arkansas tort law pared back by court ruling – The City Wire

He can be reached at roby [at] talkbusiness [dot] net A class-action group of rice farmers won a major appeal at the Arkansas Supreme Court in a ruling that struck down a portion of the state’s comprehensive tort reform statute … Continue reading