Tort Reform Law 
Silver: Tort reform: Efforts haven’t worked as Texans‘ health care unimproved – Longview News-Journal
In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came to Texas in droves, instead of leaving the state as they had before. He was doubly wrong. Texas neither lost … Continue reading
Marcus: Tort reform: Legislation has resulted in better health care for all Texans – Longview News-Journal
Thanks to the passage of lawsuit reforms, medical care is now more readily available in many Texas communities. For many patients, this change has been life-altering; for some, life-saving. George Rodriguez walks today thanks to tort reform …
Report: Ohio could save $686M through tort reform – The Business Journal
Ohio could save $686 million by reducing excessive costs related to torts, or civil actions, other than contract breaches, according to a new report. A new report has analysts projecting job creation and economic stimulus from improvements to …
Association says tort reform would encourage business growth in N.J. – NJBIZ
If New Jersey follows states like Texas and South Carolina in reforming its tort laws, the New Jersey Law Reform Association said, thousands of jobs can be created. According to a study funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute … Continue reading
Rice Case Aims At Tort Cap – Southwest Times Record
“That is what the Civil Justice Reform Act was aimed at, not recovery for injuries, but what the penalty should be for conduct.” Scott also told the justices that the tort reform law does not violate the separation of powers … Continue reading
U.S. Chamber Report: Improving Florida’s Legal Environment Could Save $2.3 Billion, Spur Job Creation – TMCnet
Florida could save up to $2.3 billion in tort costs and create between 59,000 and 162,000 new jobs by improving its legal environment, according to a working paper released today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). “In … Continue reading
Not reformed – College Media Network
When asked what tort reform is, most Americans will scratch their heads and shrug their shoulders before replying with a nervous “I don’t know.” This is because most Americans don’t know a lot about their civil justice system.
Tort-reform foes love Democrats – MySanAntonio
The recent announcement that a group of personal-injury trial lawyers, led by Mikal Watts and Frank Herrera and state legislators Roland Gutierrez and Carlos Uresti, have bailed out the Bexar County Democratic Party, has been greeted by some as a … Continue reading
Frankenstein’s Flat Tax – Austin Chronicle
Where have we heard that plan before? Oh, yeah, George W. Bush. The chuckles don’t stop there. Perry, whose fearless dedication to tort reform means Texas leads the nation in people without healthcare insurance, wants to “reform Medicare and …
U.S. Chamber Report: Improving Pennsylvania’s Legal Environment Could Save $1.4 Billion, Spur Job Creation – Marketwatch
Pennsylvania could save up to $1.4 billion in tort costs and create between 33,000 and 90,000 new jobs by improving its legal environment, according to a working paper released today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR).
