Here is an interesting article about a pro tort reform doctor who has had a change of heart after experiencing first hand the law of unintended consequences as a result of tort reform. Here is an excerpt from that article. Dave Stewart’s mother went to the hospital for surgery in April. Four days later, she
In the latest issue of the magazine Trial, thereis an interesting article about how medical malpractice settlements are reasonably related to the quality of care provided according to an analysis of 11 different studies on settlements. The article is in the December 2007 | Volume 43, Issue 12 and the author isValerie Jablow, Associate Editor.
I read a great article about the myth of frivolous lawsuits and how insurance companies have created the Stella Awards to mislead the public (and juries) about frivolous lawsuits. If there is so many frivolous lawsuits, why does the Chamber of Commerce and the insurance industry feel the need to make up these ridiculous lawsuits?
There is no need for “tort reform” when 100,000 patients die each year as a result of medical malpractice and juries tend to side with the doctors anyway! Juries in medical malpractice cases sympathize with the doctors being sued rather than the patients who are suing them, a law professor at the University of Missouri
I have been surfing around on the internet today, and was looking at one of David Swanner’s most recent blog posts, where he talks about Stephanie Mencimer’s blog, The Tortelinni. That led me to a post on there about tort reform and nursing homes. That got me thinking . . . This is an issue we
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