Bills would tighten tort reform in Michigan - Michigan Radio

Bills would tighten tort reform in Michigan
Michigan Radio
By Rina Miller In 1995, tort reform in Michigan made it more difficult to file a medical malpractice suit and get a jury trial. The law also put limits on monetary settlements. Now a package of Republican-led Senate bills would further limit medical ...

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Texas Has More Doctors Since Tort Reform - Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network


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Texas Has More Doctors Since Tort Reform
Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network
SAN DIEGO – Since the State of Texas implemented medical tort reform in 2003, the number of practicing physicians has increased by 19% per 100000 population. In addition, hospitals in the state report improved ability to recruit physicians and expand ...

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Tort reform among issues for Beaumont attorneys running for Congress - Southeast Texas Record


Southeast Texas Record
Tort reform among issues for Beaumont attorneys running for Congress
Southeast Texas Record
Although aspiring politicians Jay Old Jr. and Michael Truncale agree tort reform has had a positive effect in Texas, neither candidate will seek to implement reform on a national level if elected to the US House of Representatives 14th Congressional ...

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Supreme Court candidates land on opposite sides of tort reform issue - Southeast Texas Record


Southeast Texas Record
Supreme Court candidates land on opposite sides of tort reform issue
Southeast Texas Record
One of the main differences between the candidates is their stance on tort reform: Willett supports it while Smith voted against the legislation that capped non-economic damages in malpractice cases. Willett, 45, has been on the Supreme Court of Texas ...

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Tort reform group wary of Jindal - The Advocate

Tort reform group wary of Jindal
The Advocate
Bobby Jindal as vice presidential timber, the Americans for Tort Reform on Friday released an opinion slamming the governor on the legacy lawsuit debate. “It's a safe bet that few of those singing Jindal's praises as a possible vice president know that ...

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Tort Reform Arrives to Healthcare - Sue the Patient - Forbes

Tort Reform Arrives to Healthcare - Sue the Patient
Forbes
As healthcare titans UPMC and Highmark duel each other for supremacy in Pennsylvania, another type of patient battle made headlines this week in North Carolina. According to the Charlotte Observer, over a five year period (2005 to 2010), North Carolina ...

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Day of The Living Trial Lawyers: Lawmakers gifted with DVD copies of anti-tort ... - Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek (blog)

Day of The Living Trial Lawyers: Lawmakers gifted with DVD copies of anti-tort ...
Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek (blog)
is a documentary intended to explain how that famous McDonald's hot coffee case has been "[distorted by corporations] ... to promote tort reform," according to the movie's entry on the Internet Movie Database. With last year's approval of a new law ...

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