NC Govenor: UNC May Take "Immediate Measures" To Remove Silent Sam I doubt federal tort reform will do much but they could go after the giant crooked law firms, maybe.ģ Arrested As Hundreds Protest UNC Chapel Hill "Silent Sam" Confederate memorial The guy I used to review cases for in Alabama, maybe the best plaintiff lawyer I knew, told me that his firm was getting out of med-mal because the jury pool had been so poisoned by the big mass tort cases like silicone breast and asbestos and tobacco that it was hard to win a good case. I testified in other states including New York and Alabama. There were other provisions that meant much less. Noneconomic ("pain and suffering") was limited to $250,000, which might be too low now. The basics are that economic damages was fully insured.
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I spent 20 years acting as expert witness for both plaintiff and defense, At one time I was thinking of writing a book about how to use expert witnesses as I had seen so much bad lawyering. I don't know the details of present proposals in Congress, but California put through a very good reform in 1975 that kept insurance rates sensible and I don't think hurt any injured patient in that time. That will increase the number of horribly injured and uncompensated families by hundreds of thousands per year.< This Tort Reform simply eliminates all legitimate tort civil actions for negligence.
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You'll also be able to sign on to pro-LGBT legislation, pro-choice abortion funding, and the nomination of more federal judges than we can count, who will also side with trial lawyers. So just smile, and register yourself as a Democrat. And pretty much every Democrat opposes it, knowing where their financing comes from (trial lawyers). Pretty much every Republican supports tort reform in some form or fashion. Well there ya go! It should be easy for you to pick sides. That will increase the number of horribly injured and uncompensated families by hundreds of thousands per year.īut I can assure you that McConnell and all his RINOS will find a way to vote for it in exchange for the millions in Campaign Donations they receive from Corporate Lobbyists who own them.
The medical profession is already well protected from reforms over the last 20 years. As a lawyer who understands Insurance Defense lawyers tricks, I can assure you Tort Reform is a total fraud.