When the phrase "tort reform" is used, it makes people think there is something wrong with the current system of bringing a claim in court when someone is injured or killed. The fact is that the tort ...

The Obama Administration has been a faithful friend of the plaintiffs’ bar, particularly regarding federal preemption of State-law tort claim against product manufacturers. The Food and Drug ...

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Whether the issue of medical malpractice reform is addressed via new strategies -- like so-called health courts and "early offer" settlements -- or through repackaged, ...

If our medical malpractice tort scheme were a patient, its condition would be critical. The system is ailing, and rather than treating it with an eye toward long-term solutions, the fixes have been ...

It is absolutely necessary for the long-term health and future growth of the industry to roll back tort reform. Specifically, industry must focus on tort liability for manufacturers of materials and ...

Nobody wants medical tort reform more than me. As a surgeon in private practice for over 30 years, I feel the sting of exorbitant malpractice insurance premiums. I hear tales in the hospital doctors' ...

Health-care reform is bogged down because none of the bills before Congress deals with the staggering waste of the current system, estimated to be $700 billion to $1 trillion annually. The waste flows ...

With a business-friendly president in the Oval Office, Republicans in Congress are hoping 2017 will be the year for major tort reforms. Currently, at least four bills are advancing in the House, all ...

For more than 40 years throughout the United States, various health care and insurance industries, backed by big business, have worked hard to push what they call “tort reform,” particularly in the ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House of Representatives passed medical tort reform Wednesday that would cap "pain and suffering" damages recovered in court at $350,000. The vote was 94-61. Medical tort ...