Tort Reform
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Tort “reformers” oppose lawsuits except when they file them Friday, October 16, 2009
Some people don’t like lawyers, unless, of course, they see an opportunity to get out of a parking ticket.
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Dennis Quaid: Actor, father, documentary film maker, MICRA fighter Friday, April 16, 2010
The father of twins is making his mark by taking on MICRA, California’s 35-year-old law that has capped non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000.
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The best way to reduce malpractice suits? Reduce malpractice Friday, April 16, 2010
The upshot: A correlation between better health care and fewer malpractice lawsuits.
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Asbestos victims and their survivors seek justice Tuesday, December 29, 2009
For many people like Jim Morrison, the California system works to help compensate that which can never truly be compensated. Having never smoked a cigarette in his life, at the age of 54 he was diagnosed with cancer from asbestos and given only months to live. His primary goal was to live long enough to see his engaged daughter marry later in the year.
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Asbestos papers show health risks were known decades ago Wednesday, December 23, 2009
“My answer to the problem is: if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products why not die from it. There’s got to be some cause.”
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A conservative attack on tort reform as a “red herring” Thursday, September 24, 2009
An essay by Ken Connor that has appeared on a number of conservative blogs contains some strong language you don’t normally hear from Republicans.
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Tobacco, oil, insurance fund the tort “reform” movement Friday, September 18, 2009
Civil Justice Association of California is the main advocate of so-called tort reform in California. To get an idea of why, consider its board members.
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