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	tort reform, medical malpractice attorney at law
		The report, "Premium Deceit – the Failure of "Tort Reform" to Cut Insurance Prices", is the most extensive review of insurance rate activity in the wake of the 'liability insurance crisis' of the mid-1980s ever undertaken.
		Despite what "tort reform" proponents promised lawmakers, tort law limits enacted since the liability insurance crisis of the mid-1980s have not lowered insurance rates in the ensuing years.
		Just as the liability insurance crisis was found to be driven by the insurance underwriting cycle and not a tort law cost explosion as many insurance companies and others had claimed, the "tort reform" remedy pushed by these advocates failed.
	www.medical-malpractice-lawyers-attorneys.com /tort_reform.html (448 words)

	Tort Reform
		Until "tort reform" became a policy issue, the word "tort" was primarily the part of the vernacular of first year law students.
		In its political context, "tort reform" generally refers to proposals to limit the prevalence of legal claims prosecuted with the assistance of personal injury lawyers which are perceived to unfairly burden insurance policy holders with exorbitant premiums.
		Medical malpractice reform is at the forefront of the "tort reform" agenda of the Bush Administration because it combines the particular dissatisfaction of medical community with the overall concerns of insurers and businesses regarding the costs of the tort system.
	www.newsbatch.com /tort.htm (3573 words)

	Tort reform: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tort reform is a term used by supporters of the idea that the American American quick summary:
		Tort reform is controversial and has become a major rift between the Republicans[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] and Democrats[Click link for more facts about this topic].
		Strict liability is a legal doctrine in tort law that makes a person responsible for the damages caused by their actions regardless of culpability (fault) or...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tort_reform.htm (1083 words)

	Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground: Tort "Reform" 2
		In our view, the word "reform" simply does not capture the actual agenda of most self-identified "tort reformers," which is to "reform" the tort system by so radically shrinking its field of operation as to effect its de facto abolition, save perhaps in cases of battery and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage.
		Tort reform is legislation that restricts the right to sue or to collect damages.
		When you're told otherwise, remember that the tort reform lobby, as payback for a big judgment against Philip Morris arising out of Madison County, has spent millions and millions of dollars to put out a false message about the county, its judges, and its lawyers.
	www.legalunderground.com /tort_reform_2/index.html (8122 words)

	Tort-Reform-Summary-April-2003
		Reforming the civil legal system is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing policy issues in Washington today – rivaling major domestic issues like budget and tax, health care and education.
		Reform of class action lawsuits is one of the top priority tort reform issues in Washington.
		Efforts to reform tort law are building momentum in Washington and it is evident that significant reform measures will be acted on in Congress.
	www.rer.org /politicalaction/Tort-Reform-Summary-April-2003.cfm (1447 words)

	Public Citizen \| Congress Watch \| Congress Watch - Department of Justice Study Disproves Tort "Reform" Myths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The August 2000 report, "Tort Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 1996," is the third in a series of reports based on a survey of the 75 largest counties in the United States.
		In 1996 tort trials decided by a judge, punitive damages were awarded in 8% of the trials, compared to 3% of jury trials.
		Only 11% of tort trials were for medical malpractice and 2.3% were for defective products (not including asbestos cases, which were another 1.8%.) In contrast, automobile accident cases accounted for 49% of all tort trials, with three-fifths of those cases being one individual suing another.
	www.citizen.org /congress/civjus/tort/myths/articles.cfm?ID=5671 (914 words)

	Tort Reform Lawsuit Overview - Find Trial Lawyers and Attorneys with Experience in Tort Reform Personal Injury Law
		The concept of tort liability evolved as a generalization of various specific types of injuries--including trespass, deceit, slander, and assault and battery--some of which generally occur outside the context of economic activity.
		Notwithstanding the broad definition of a tort, injuries caused by a breach of contract are generally addressed under contract law--with the exception of injuries involving medical malpractice or defective or dangerous products, which are addressed as torts even when the parties have an explicit contract.
		Tort law is almost exclusively contained in state law, and the large majority of tort cases are filed in state courts.
	www.injuryboard.com /view.cfm/Topic=1255 (948 words)

	Understanding tort reform (Page 1 of 2)
		Most people have heard of tort reform, a movement to reshape the way consumers can access the courts by restricting their right to sue and limiting the awards they could receive.
		While tort reform has had varying successes in the various states, proponents are working at the federal level to pass some very specific laws dealing with class action lawsuits, medical malpractice and asbestos-related claims, among others.
		Reforms range from legislation that directly affects certain areas of tort law, such as medical malpractice, to changes in various rules, defenses and limits commonly employed in many of these cases that can impact how much an individual or group receives in damages, in a court case.
	www.bankrate.com /brm/news/pf/20050727a1.asp (648 words)

	Corp Reform - Not Tort Reform: What Is Tort Reform - And Why Is It Bad For The Public?
		Tort reform is the effort to “reform” lawsuits so as to prevent “runaway verdicts” that range into the millions of dollars.
		Tort reform is a very bad idea especially considering the persons who happen to be promoting it at this time.
		Tort reform may be good but it still has a lot of flaws and these should be taken care of before any more families are destroyed.
	www.corpreform.com /corpreform/2003/10/what_is_tort_re.html (11821 words)

	Corp Reform - Not Tort Reform: In-Depth Articles
		Tort reformers say that the courts are overwhelmed with “frivolous lawsuits” – lawsuits that have no legal basis, or are so petty as to not be worth the time of the court system.
		Tort reformers want to make it hard for you to file a lawsuit, harder for you to win a lawsuit, and impossible for you to collect a meaningful amount of money in a case involving serious or permanent injury.
		Tort reform isn’t about keeping “greedy lawyers” from filing frivolous lawsuits; it’s about keeping those who are severely injured out of the court system and away from the public eye.
	corpreform.typepad.com /corpreform/indepth_articles (5775 words)

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		In conjunction with the tort reform legislation enacted by the 73rd and 74th Texas Legislatures, article 5.131 of the Texas Insurance Code was added by the 74th Texas Legislature.
		In 1998, amendments to the tort reform rate reduction rules resulted in $699.5 million in reductions for policies issued or renewed in 1999.
		Participants in the LBJ School study confirmed that reforms in joint and several liability, venue, exemplary damages, medical malpractice and the DTPA have had an impact on litigation in the state.
	www.tdi.state.tx.us /commish/legal/lctortrptleg00.html (1422 words)

	Understanding tort reform (Page 2 of 2)
		Costs are a hotly contested issue in the tort reform debate because costs are the basis on which many state laws have been enacted in the name of tort reform.
		The reforms have had mixed success in reaching the self-espoused goals of the tort reform movement, according to a study released by the Congressional Budget Office in June 2004.
		She says that tort reform proponents frequently cite the United States as a country with far more tort issues than other countries, but notes that in those countries, there is a much more extensive social safety net.
	www.bankrate.com /brm/news/pf/20050727a2.asp (1184 words)

	frontline: karl rove -- the architect: texas: tort reform in texas: rove's genius at work \| PBS
		Tort reform was one of President Bush's top campaign issues in 2004 -- and one that frequently received the most applause at campaign fundraisers.
		I think one of the reasons perhaps that someone in Texas would think of tort reform before someone in Iowa is because we have some of the most famous plaintiffs venues in the country here.
		Well, Gov. Bush ran in 1994 against Gov. Richards on four planks, and tort reform was one of those planks, and he got what he wanted from the legislature on all four of those planks.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/texas/tort.html (3078 words)

	Tort Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tort reform will not - and should not - eliminate tort payouts, but instead will contain them to reasonable amounts while still fairly compensating injured plaintiffs.
		The mayor is asking the State Legislature to pass a law to prevent these double recoveries by requiring that tort awards against public entities for lost earnings be reduced by generous disability pensions and other similar benefits received by public-employee plaintiffs.
		This reform would shift claims against the City to the State's Court of Claims where judges, not juries, sit as triers of fact.
	www.nyc.gov /html/law/html/reform.html (819 words)

	Medical Malpractice Tort Reform
		Most bills in 2005 focused on traditional tort reform issues such as limits to noneconomic damage awards, the allocation of plaintiff attorney fees as a percentage of a damages award, expert witness standards, and the inadmissibility of apology statements by health care practitioners.
		The 109th (2005-2006) Congress has seen the introduction of many federal bills on medical malpractice tort reform that operate under the premise that the states are not addressing medical liability reform, that focus solely on the litigation angle, and that ignore other relevant issues related to insurance and medical standards of care.
		NCSL has policy opposing any federal legislation that preempts state regulation of medical malpractice tort law, especially in the areas of statutes of limitation, rules and standards of evidence, the drafting of pleadings, the awarding of attorney fees, and damages limits.
	www.ncsl.org /standcomm/sclaw/medmaloverview.htm (1150 words)

	Republican trial lawyers oppose 'tort reform' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tort reform, the subject of this post will not be fairly settled until both sides are on equal footing within court.
		These RINOs' comments are disingenuous: Tort reform DOES NOT deny a plaintiff his or her day in court (they can still sue); it just limits how much the plaintiff and his or her lawyer can cash in on.
		Tort reform is only a big issue to insurance companies, big companies who ought to be more careful, and doctors who ought to be more caring--and then they wouldn't have to worry about being so careful.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1162534/posts (3848 words)

	The Economic Benefits of Tort Reform
		The current tort system for automobile-related injuries presents incentives for claimants to inflate the amount of their medical damages, since every dollar of damages is repaid several times over through pain and suffering awards and the use of the collateral source rule.
		Whereas tort cases in large counties average over a year and a half in length (and medical malpractice cases average more than two years)[46], the Moore-Gephardt reform would encourage many cases to be settled in a matter of weeks.
		With tort cases often lasting years before a settlement is reached or a final verdict is handed down, early offer reforms are one of the best ways to reduce the delays and attendant administrative costs of the tort system.
	www.house.gov /jec/tort/tort/tort.htm (8153 words)

	Ford Motor Company - Tort Reform
		Ford is working with legal reform coalitions to keep lawsuit and class-action reform on the state and federal legislative agenda.
		Lawsuit reform is a common-sense response to the enormous increase in frivolous lawsuits filed in the U.S., and the skyrocketing costs of damages awarded by judges and juries.
		In tort cases, the amount of money from each dollar awarded that actually goes to the winners of lawsuits for economic damages such as medical expenses and lost wages.
	www.ford.com /en/company/about/publicPolicy/tortReform.htm (760 words)

	What Is Tort Reform, Anyway? A User-Friendly Guide.
		While each tort reform law is different, they all are designed to either limit the circumstances under which injured people may sue, limit how much money juries may award to injured people, or both.
		Any discussion of tort reform is likely to contain lots of jargon and legalese.
		That's why Corpreform.com has put together this user-friendly guide to the various terms and concepts that are used in the tort reform debate.
	www.whatistortreform.com (174 words)

	AAOS On-Line Service Tort Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For example, California tort reform measures, such as the MICRA caps, have resulted in a stabilization of the medical malpractice situation.
		The AAOS believes that in order to promote the equitable treatment of injured patients throughout the country, tort reform at the federal level should be a priority.
		Reforms should be proposed to reduce the number of frivolous suits and those of questionable merit.
	www.aaos.org /wordhtml/papers/position/1118.htm (855 words)

	Media Matters - Wash. Post columnist relied on dubious study to promote tort reform
		In a January 10 column arguing that "[t]he tort system is an abomination," Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby relied on data from a highly questionable study paid for by tort reform advocates.
		Even tort reform advocates seem to recognize that "pain and suffering" and "emotional distress" are not one and the same.
		You advocate tort reform, and go about it from the angle that insurance companies and HMO's are screwing the people they are supposed to protect(they are, if you have any friends that are Lawyers, ask them).
	mediamatters.org /items/200501100008 (5163 words)

	Atlanta Injury Law Blog: Tort Reform in Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The term "tort" means a private or civil wrong, with the added implication that the wrongdoer is required to compensate an innocent party for damages suffered as a result of the wrongdoing.
		Despite the political surge to tort "reform" and the distinctly conservative tone we see in jury panels these days, when serious cases are well tried jurors repeatedly show the willingness to award adequate verdicts.
		Judges have held unconstitutional portions of the tort reform bill in 16 cases, and I understand there are Republican legislators working on bills to fix some of the more egregious constitutional flaws in the legislation.
	www.atlantainjurylawblog.com /cat-tort-reform-in-georgia.html (11874 words)

	ATRA :: How Tort Reform Works
		According to the study, The Impact of Judicial Reforms on Economic Activity in Texas, the total cost of the Texas tort system in 2000 was $15.482 billion.
		Without reforms, it is estimated that the total cost would have been $25.889 billion.
		After passing tort reform measures in 2003 that included a $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages, West Virginia has seen an increase in the number of new physicians in the state.
	www.atra.org /wrap/files.cgi/7964_howworks.html (1286 words)

	The Raw Story \| Tort reform: Bush helps Americans... into their graves
		After an unsuccessful attempt to push this type of “tort reform” through two years ago, Bush is at it again.
		He insisted that large jury damage awards as compensation for malpractice claims are driving up the rates of malpractice premiums so high that doctors are being forced to shut up shop.
		Tort reform, and medical malpractice “reform,” has been a pet peeve of mine in the past, so indulge me in some number crunching: sixty-one percent of lawsuits brought alleging malpractice are dropped or dismissed, so the doctors win.
	www.rawstory.com /exclusives/dara/tort_reform_010705.htm (926 words)

	Malpractice: Tort Reform
		While tort reform is necessary to 'stop the bleeding', it will not solve the problems of unjust malpractice claims or patient injury and compensation.
		Tort reform is the most publicized and debated approach to reducing the rising costs, financial and emotional, of alleged medical malpractice.
		Legal reform is necessary to set better boundaries and to be fairer to all physicians, while holding those who cause injury through negligence.
	www.ethicalhealthpartnerships.org /maltortreform.html (3787 words)

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