Why Damages Caps Won’t Fix Malpractice Laws: Peter Orszag February 25, 2014 By Peter Orszag I have long believed that reforming U.S. medical malpractice laws could bring significant benefits, and new research supports that notion....
Missouri Lawmakers to Try Again for Award Limits in Medical Liability Suits December 17, 2013 Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House...
10 Years of Tort Reform in Texas Bring Fewer Suits, Lower Payouts September 3, 2013 Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the...
Oklahoma Speaker Lays out Guidelines for Tort Reform Session August 27, 2013 Oklahoma lawmakers will likely take up more than two dozen bills when they convene at the state Capitol next month...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Special Session on Business Legal Liability August 12, 2013 By Tim Talley Spokesmen for the leaders of Oklahoma’s House and Senate said the lawmakers want the governor to call a special session...
Oklahoma House Dem Leader: Tort Reform Special Session ‘Waste of Time’ July 24, 2013 By Sean Murphy Getting Oklahoma lawmakers to return for a special session to address a civil lawsuit bill ruled unconstitutional by the courts...
Oklahoma Lawmakers to Revive Lawsuit Limits June 10, 2013 By Tim Talley Oklahoma lawmakers will again consider legislation setting limits on lawsuits and making it easier to dismiss those that don’t have...
Missouri House Panel Mulls Bill on Work Discrimination Lawsuits February 13, 2013 By Jordan Shapiro Republicans are hoping the third time is a charm for a measure a Missouri House committee considered that would make...
Arkansas Lawmakers Weigh Competing Tort Reform Ideas February 12, 2013 By Andrew DeMillo Arkansas lawmakers are weighing competing ballot measures to address rulings that overturned parts of a 2003 tort reform law, including...
Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Signed into Law in Michigan January 11, 2013 Tort reform advocates in Michigan, including medical malpractice insurer, The Doctors Company, lauded the recent signing of reform legislation in...