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Business: Tort reform, politics in the legal business taking over

Tort law is one of the oldest and simplest means to gain for a wrongful action done against you. This was set in place such a long time ago, but...
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Liability problems make the medical profession not very appealing

Although there have been tort reform changes in many states across the United States with damages caps set, nevertheless the problem of high...
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Medical Malpractice Reform Debated by Experts

Point of Law has an interesting debate over whether medical-malpractice noneconomic damage caps hurt consumers, between two experts, Washington...
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Rick Perry, enemy of trial lawyers, stands for tort reform

Rick Perry finds friends in California companies coaxed to Texas at the allure of low taxes and little regulation. Rick Perry finds enemies in...
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House committee passes "See Something, Say Something" lawsuit protection

  • See Something/Say Something Act
  • July 21, 2011
The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved legislation to better protect citizens who report suspicious activity indicating possible terror...
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"Hot Coffee" is no ordinary cuppa joe.

The most recent installment in a series of HBO documentaries is "Hot Coffee". The film revisits the high profile 1995 case in which 79...
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Tort Reform: The Unhidden Truth

For decades, the term tort reform has been a mantra for conservative candidates seeking public office throughout the United States. In the South,...
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Hot Coffee: Not the joke people made it out to be

Seinfeld built an episode arc around it. Late night comedians had a field day. It was natural to think of the case as a joke. A woman goes to...
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Florida trial lawyers block meaningful tort reform—again

Tallahassee-2011 Legislative Session-As the voter is very aware lawyers tend to dominate our government and over the decades have nearly destroyed...
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Gov. Nikki Haley urges S.C. Senate to pass tort reform legislation next week

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley joined S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell, State Sen. Larry Martin and about 100 state business leaders at a Statehouse press...
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