Thomas J. Donohue, the head of the US Chamber of Commerce congratulated a group of executives, lobbyists and insurance lawyers to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform. But it is still too early to declare an end to the so-called tort wars, a decades-old propaganda movement to protect coporations and the
The Atlanta Journal constitution wrote a story about a Georgia Judge finding tort reform caps to be unconstitutional. The cap on monetary awards in a medical malpractice case was found to be unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington wrote in an order that the legislative cap of $350,000 for noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering
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