Tort Reform

Limited Tort Reform Passes Virginia Assembly

by Stephen Baril, William Gray, Ian Lambeets | Sands Anderson PC on 4/17/2013

Virginia‘s 2013 General Assembly session has now concluded. A package of Tort Reform bills met with mixed results—some passing, and other’s failing. The bills that did pass (discussed below) will impact civil practice in...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 6: Legislators Focus on Education, Tort Reform and Health Care

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/19/2013

In a week that was dominated by events surrounding the Alabama Accountability Act, several significant pieces of legislation still moved through – or died in – the State House....more

Government Relations Report: First Funnel Week Edition

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 3/12/2013

This week marked the first major procedural deadline of the session, commonly referred to as the “funnel.” By March 8, House bills must have been voted out of a House committee and Senate bills must have been voted out of...more

Medical Malpractice in California -- The Dirty Secret

by Christopher Russell on 3/5/2013

The dirty little secret here is that the doctor (or his insurance company) will never even pay the $250,000 amount because they know that is the most damage that can be done to them at trial -- so why offer the innocent...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 3: Alabama Trust Fund Repayment Bill Passes

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/26/2013

The sixth and seventh legislative days of the Alabama Legislature's Regular Session saw the first bill passed by both houses and on its way to Governor Robert Bentley for his signature. As week three closed, priority...more

Government Relations Report: A Preview of Iowa's 86th General Assembly

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/13/2013

The 2013 Iowa legislative session will gavel in on Monday, January 14, the first of the two-year 86th General Assembly. For the most part, the 86th General Assembly will look very much like the last with a split legislature....more

Government Relations And Lobbying Insight: Legislature Opens For Business

by Amber Backhaus, Paul Cassidy | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/13/2013

After a dramatic November general election, the Minnesota Legislature convened the 2013 session this week with the DFL party firmly in control of state government for the first time in 22 years....more

Medical Malpractice Reform Being Considered In Georgia

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 1/11/2013

Georgia adopted reforms of the tort laws regarding medical malpractice in 2005. However some doctors believe that these changes did not go far enough in addressing the issue of medical malpractice lawsuits in the state. They...more

Louisiana Lands on “Judicial Hellhole Watch List” for Third Year

by Paul Colomb | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 1/2/2013

The American Tort Reform Association released its annual Judicial Hellholes Report earlier this month and Louisiana received the dubious distinction of landing on the report’s watch list for the third consecutive year. The...more

Malpractice Proposal Is Justice Denied

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 12/12/2012

A proposal under discussion in the South to dispense with juries in favor of a government agency to rule on medical malpractice is just the latest in a series of wrongheaded efforts to deprive victims of medical errors of...more

Tort Reform Applies To Claims Under Ohio Civil Rights Act

by Josephine S. Noble, Natalie M. Stevens | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/6/2012

On July 3, 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court directed the Eighth District Court of Appeals to apply the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling in Havel v. Villa St. Joseph, 131 Ohio St.3d 235 (2012) that, upon motion of a party, Ohio Revised...more

H.R. 5 - the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act - the Health Care Industry's Latest Attempt to Avoid the Financial...

by John Ratkowitz on 3/23/2012

On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act, a bill originally introduced by Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA), which if passed into law will cap...more

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