Tort Reform Law

Though recent tort reform resulted in a decrease in the cost of medical malpractice insurance, this did not directly decrease the cost of care in Florida. There is still no mechanism in place to mandate a reduction in patients’ healthcare … Continue reading →

Rick Perry: Led Texas to prosperity, Bold Solutions and Bold Reforms, Sweeping Tort Reform, Strong Border Governor, No New Taxes, and plenty more.

Haslam’s tort reform passes Eight of the top 10 most business-friendly cities in Tennessee hail from the middle part of the state, according to a new ranking from the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Only one West Tennessee community, and one … Continue reading →

With Senate Bill 197 —legislation that would have the federal government dictate how state judges are to try medical malpractice cases and cap what state courts may award — several Republican senators have reminded us that federal impositions on states … Continue reading →

Politico reports that President Obama’s initiative to institute medical malpractice reforms has stalled, falling prey to politics and tight money. In Texas, tort reform analysis reveals a widening doctor gap between cities and rural areas.

That won praise from the American Medical Association, among others. But since then, tort reform on the federal level has been put on ice, a victim of both tight money and bitter politics. Malpractice provisions in the Patient Protection and … Continue reading →

Rick Perry routinely overstates the success of his tort reform initiative in bringing more doctors to Texas, an Associated Press analysis has found. For instance, the governor claims that before his 2003 law — which caps non-economic damages …

In the aftermath of legislative action this spring in Harrisburg to change the common law doctrine of joint and several liability, the appetite for further changes to Pennsylvania’s tort law hasn’t been satiated.

Now running for president, Perry says his tort reform plan proved the wisdom of his business-friendly policies by expanding health care across the state. Yet none of the 23,000 doctors Perry says Texas has newly licensed have come this way.

Now running for president, Perry says his tort reform plan proved the wisdom of his business-friendly policies by expanding health care across the state. Yet none of the 23,000 doctors Perry says Texas has newly licensed have come this way. … Continue reading →